Roma

A spate of burglaries has occurred in homes and businesses in areas affected by the fire in Attica over the past few days.

By ignoring the Roma, main European parties are pushing them into the arms of anti-European forces: Roma Foundation for Europe

In Greece, tensions erupted among the Roma community after a police officer shot an underage Roma driver who was operating a vehicle without a license.

Police launched an investigation on Saturday after a dead horse was found with visible signs of torture on a road in Halkida, in Evia, central Greece.

Rome's 2,000-year-old Pantheon started charging for entrance on July 3, with tourists paying 5 euros ($5) to see Italy's most visited cultural site.

The building, one of the city's oldest and best loved, is currently a consecrated church and part of the proceeds from ticket sales will go towards the diocese of Rome, while the rest will go to the culture ministry.

The mayor of the Serbian capital Belgrade has been criticised by the country's equality commissioner for saying Roma need to "make a decision about whether they want to live in a way today that follows the standards of the civilized world" - and adding that the city's Roma get by on stealing and harassing citizens.

All roads lead to Rome, as the saying goes, and the most prestigious is the Appian Way, the strategic highway for the Roman Empire now hoping to become a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Within the scope of the government's action plan for Roma citizens, improvements will be made in the field of education, employment, housing, health, social work and welfare and general policy areas.

The Family and Social Services Ministry for Roma citizens have prepared a new action plan, aiming to improve their life conditions.

The plan outlined until 2030 concerns six different areas: Education, employment, health, housing, social assistance and social service, taking aim at raising the Roma citizens' living standards.

They are both Roma women