The life expectancy of Gypsies is ten years less than that of non-Gypsies. The victims of most of these conflicts are members of the Gypsy community. Such conflicts cannot be managed effectively through present legislation. Undoubtedly, the effectiveness of legal measures of conflict management is limited. However, other types of measures for preventing and managing conflict are still lacking.
Authoritative forecasts predict an aggravation of conflicts.
Their number and role increased considerably during the period before the minority self-government elections. The Act included the Gypsy minority among the thirteen recognised minorities. 415 Gypsy Local Minority Self-governments were elected in December 1994 and a further 61 were elected in November 1995. The National Gypsy Minority Self-government was also formed. Most of the minority representatives have just begun to be active and many of them do not have the experience necessary for their public role.