Instances in which non-Romani parents move their children out of mixed schools because Roma have enrolled have been reported. Most Greek Roma speak Romani and they are not offered instruction in Greek as a second language, which often results in poor school performance. In addition, there is no Romani language education in Greek schools. Some Muslim Roma are forced to attend Greek Orthodox schools although the right to minority education for all Muslims is provided in the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne. Often Romani settlements are tent settlements with little or no infrastructure.
Evictions are often violent and involve police as well as municipal authorities.
Evicted Roma are often moved to even worse locations. As of December 1999, according to the Greek Helsinki Monitor, there had not been a single example of a satisfactory relocation of a Romani settlement. Tent-dwelling Roma usually only have seasonal jobs, when they are employed at all. All Roma face discrimination in the granting of necessary licenses for street-peddling and vending at markets. In the legal Greek system, international law takes precedent over domestic law.