Every year, the Ministry of Transport and Communications announces a competition for water supply networks, sewers, retaining walls and streets in the settlements where Roma live. Although the money is small (a total of 325,000 euros or a maximum of 65,000 euros per project), it is not spent either
Official data show that in the last few years (2016-2020) a total of 37 infrastructure projects have been financed from budget money, but most research and analysis still indicate that this is not enough.
As part of the Decade and Strategy for Roma Integration, the Municipality of Suto Orizari last year received 65,000 euros for streets that have yet to be reconstructed.
Residents of the Bitola settlement Bair have been looking for clean drinking water and sewage for years. "360 Degrees" registered those appeals on two occasions when hygiene was most important - during the Covid-19 pandemic. In both 2020 and 2021, there was no visible response to the appeals of the citizens by the institutions.
"Even if there is no virus, every child, I guarantee with life, will get sick here. We have small children, they are not bathed, nothing. "The government needs to think about these young people."
Link: https://360stepeni.mk/opshtinite-ne-gi-sakaat-nitu-troshkite-za-infrastrukturni-proekti-za-romite/
