page_title: Roma Route
section_title: Greece and Roma Route
hierarchical_section_title: Roma Route / Development history / Partners / Greece and Roma Route
caption_attribution_description: English: Veria Byzantine Museum
context_page_description: Roma Routes was established in 2007 to encourage the study of European heritage and culture. The project was established by the European Union and ended in 2013. The main purpose of Roma Route was to break the "cultural barrier" between the Roma and Non-Roma. Roma is a very lonely group in Europe, and most European countries have "discrimination" against Roma. Discrimination in most European countries also prevents Roma's culture from spreading worldwide. Through Roma Route, the European Union hopes to change the living conditions of the Roma and enhance the cultural communication of the Roma to the world.
context_section_description: Roma has a long history in Greece. According to the material, the Roma entered the land of Greece in 1384 and settled in Greece. This historic moment represents the first important event that the Roma were discovered and recorded in Europe. Influenced by the Greek culture, some of the languages in the Roma culture are very similar to the Greek language. Through long-term residence, some Roma (known as Muslim Roma at that time) successfully owned Greek nationality in the 1930s. In the 1970s, all Roma who still lived in Greece were allowed to obtain Greek nationality. However, due to the long-term discrimination of Europeans and the unique culture of the Roma (they still communicate with their peers in their own language, they did not specialize in the Greek language. This is considered by the Greeks to be very high in the illiteracy rate of the Roma. Greece believes that they cannot communicate with the Roma, which is considered by the Greeks to be very high in the illiteracy rate of the Roma.), For the Greeks, discrimination against Roma is a very "normal" thing. According to Panayote Dimitras, which is the head of the Helsinki Monitor said that, “The Greek society is behaving racist while it pretends that it is not racist.”
  The Roma are the most ethnic minority in Greece, but there is no definitive study on the number of Roma, religion, etc. There are also a large number of problems in the daily lives of most Roma people due to “discrimination”. In order to improve the situation of the Roma in Greece, the EU and Greece jointly carried out the activity (Roma Route). In order to support Greece, the EU has invested a lot of money for the Greek government. However, the cooperation between Greece and the EU has not achieved good results. Because the Europeans “habitually” discriminate against the Roma, the Greek government did not use the funds invested by the EU for the Roma. The only thing worth to note is that the Greek government spent only 80,000 euros to investigate the housing needs of Roma in Greece within three years.
  Although the Greek government is not very formal in this cultural project, the Byzantine and Christian Museum still has done some work. The Byzantine and Christian Museum hosted a series of events that attracted members of the Roma communities to the museum. The art form of this cultural project is mainly film screenings, cultural conferences, educational exhibitions and training young Roma as informal “mediators” between communities and museums. In this way, The Byzantine Museum and the European Union broke the Romans' concept of “cultural exclusivity”. In the end, the Roma were willing to share their culture with others.
caption: The Byzantine and Christian Museum
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