Geographica 45/1 (2014)

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis Facultas Rerum Naturalium June 2014 Geographica 45 | 1
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Specific aspects of the quality of life of the Roma ethnic group in selected areas under study in the east of the Slovak Republic

Eva Michaeli, Monika Ivanová, Vladimír Solár

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Received: May 26, 2014
Accepted: June 23, 2014

Abstract
According to the relevant estimates, there are around 1.5 million Roma in western Europe and more than 3 million in eastern Europe. The Roma in Europe are concentrated in two areas. Two minor Roma concentrations are located in south-western Europe, in Spain and France. The largest number of Roma are located in central and eastern Europe (Matlovič and Michaeli 2004; Matlovič 2005), where the concentration belt spreads from the Czech Republic (300,000) across the Slovak Republic (430,000), Hungary, Bulgaria (1.6 mil.), part of Ukraine, Romania (2.5 mil.), Macedonia and Croatia (500,000). In most European countries the Roma have adopted a settled way of life. Nomadic groups only exist in Spain, France, Great Britain and the Balkan Peninsula.

Key words
the Roma, quality of life, Slovak Republic