"Romanians do not recognise this thief stereotype – and neither do the British" zegt Roemeense ambassadeur
De Roemeense ambassadeur in London gaat in tegen het stereotype dat de Britse tabloits van de uitkeringplukkende Roemeense Roma publiceren. "After the disappointment of not seeing waves of Romanians arriving in the UK once restrictions were lifted, some tabloids have found a new eastern European bestseller: the abuse to the benefits system." (...) "In the case of Romanians, "benefit tourism as such is a myth" indeed, because from 5.7 million working age benefit claimants in the UK last year, only 1,740 were Romanians, which represents 0.03% of the total claimants, or 1.45% of the Romanian community in Britain. To compare, the percentage of working age benefit claimants for the whole UK population is 9.5%. Hopefully, the measures recently adopted by the British government to fight abuses to the benefits system will encourage many people who live on benefits in this country to find jobs." Lees de rest hier in de Guardian: http://www.theguar...