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According to the EU states' Joint Framework Decision on the denial of genocide, the denial of the Armenian genocide can be considered a crime in 26 countries. French President Sarkozy wants the decision to be valid in the whole EU.

The French Government announced that they will shut down the existing 300 Roma camps, claiming they became crime centers. The total number of deportees was 11.000 last year. EU specialist Aktar sees a connection between radical changes of policies and President Sarkozy's run-up to the 2011 elections.