This comparative report summarizes and analyzes the findings of two studies conducted by two partner organizations: Information Legal Center in Croatia and Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance “Amalipe” in Bulgaria. The aim of the research was to map different areas of discrimination against Roma and to identify the obstacles they face. Drawing on focus group interviews and first-hand testimonies with community members, the findings highlighted that for many Roma in both countries, discrimination is still a daily reality in almost every area of their lives, from work and housing to education and access to services. The COVID-19 pandemic also had a disproportionately negative effect on the Roma community. Underlining these issues is a broader lack of access to justice, enabled in part by fear and a lack of faith among many Roma in the judicial system. This comparative study identifies some of the key findings from the research projects and confirms that the patterns of exclusion against Roma are very similar in both contexts. Access to justice for Roma can only be improved if international organizations, the state, local self-government, civil society and the media work with Roma communities to advocate for an inclusive, tolerant society where Roma have the same life chances as everybody else.

Given n general points p1,p2,…,pn∈Pr, it is natural to ask when there exists a curve C⊂Pr, of degree d and genus g, passing through p1,p2,…,pn. In this paper, the authors give a complete answer to this question for curves C with nonspecial hyperplane section. This result is a consequence of our main theorem, which states that the normal bundle NC of a general nonspecial curve of degree d and genus g in Pr (with d≥g+r) has the property of interpolation (i.e. that for a general effective divisor D of any degree on C, either H0(NC(−D))=0 or H1(NC(−D))=0), with exactly three exceptions.

La Directiva 2011/99/UE, sobre la orden europea de protección, establece un mecanismo de cooperación judicial en la Unión Europea que tiende a garantizar la protección de las víctimas de violencia cuando circulen o se desplacen por el territorio de los Estados miembros. El proyecto europeo Epogender, financiado en el marco del programa Daphne III, se centra en las víctimas de violencia de género y aborda los conflictos jurídicos y judiciales que se plantean ante la diversidad de sistemas nacionales de protección de las víctimas y la necesidad de dar respuesta a las previsiones de la Directiva. En esta publicación, La orden europea de protección. Su aplicación a las víctimas de violencia de género, se presentan los resultados del trabajo de investigación del equipo Epogender. En concreto, la obra incorpora un estudio comparado de las legislaciones y las prácticas de los Estados miembros concernidos por la Directiva, sobre medidas de protección de las víctimas de violencia de género y, al mismo tiempo, proporciona indicadores útiles para conseguir una correcta y eficaz transposición de la Directiva, advirtiendo sobre los obstáculos y dificultades que pueden surgir en este proceso.

Ovo komparativno izvješće sažima i analizira nalaze dviju studija koje su provele dvije partnerske organizacije: Informativno pravni centar u Hrvatskoj i Centar za međuetnički dijalog i toleranciju Amalipe u Bugarskoj. Cilj istraživanja bio je mapirati različita područja diskriminacije Roma te identificirati prepreke s kojima se susreću. Rezultati provedenog istraživanja temeljeni na fokus grupama i svjedočanstvima iz prve ruke članova zajednice pokazali su da je za mnoge Rome u obje zemlje diskriminacija i dalje svakodnevno prisutna u gotovo svim područjima njihova života, od posla i stanovanja do obrazovanja i pristupa uslugama. Pandemija COVID-19 također je imala nerazmjerno negativan učinak na romsku zajednicu. Predmetna pitanja dodatno naglašava nedostatak pristupa pravosuđu koji je djelomično rezultat straha i nedostatka povjerenja brojnih Roma u pravosudni sustav. Ova komparativna studija identificira neke od ključnih nalaza istraživačkih projekata i potvrđuje da su obrasci isključenosti Roma vrlo slični u oba konteksta. Pristup pravosuđu može se poboljšati za Rome samo ako međunarodne organizacije, država, lokalna samouprava, civilno društvo i mediji surađuju s romskim zajednicama na promicanju uključivog i tolerantnog društva u kojem Romi imaju jednake životne šanse kao i svi drugi.

When we look at the corporate structures and more specifically to the corporate boards we will notice that the high levels of the bodies governing the biggest corporations are heavily dominated by men. Whereas in some cases the all-male board room may be justified by either lack of equally qualified and skillful female counterparts, for example, this seems to be the case less and less often. According to some authors, having women in the company boards leads to more stability and more sensible risk - taking, as well as more attention being paid to the long term goals of the company and its shareholders. Therefore, states have been trying to influence the companies to ensure close to equal number of women occupying board positions. A very controversial yet useful tool which the governments have been using is the quotas. In this paper, the author will try to analyze whether or not we need quotas and if they are as effective as we think. Eventually a new more intermediate approach will be briefly suggested.