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2010-08-30 21:59

French government divided over Gypsy expulsions (AP)

Roma are escorted by police officers before being expelled from France at Roissy airport, north of Paris, Thursday Aug. 26 2010. The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois has added to mounting criticism of the French government's crackdown on Gypsies, or Roma, calling it a 'circus.' A poll says the French are split on the issue, and meanwhile the government puts more Roma on planes home to Eastern Europe. Citizens of Romania and Bulgaria, both EU member states, benefit from free circulation within the bloc, but the French labour market is not fully open to them and if they do not have a job and lodging after three months they are required to leave the country(AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP - France's crackdown on Gypsies, which has been criticized by the Vatican and the United Nations, is now exposing cracks in President Nicolas Sarkozy's government.


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