▁ ▁France ▁ ▁France ▁has ▁come ▁under ▁criticism ▁for ▁its ▁treatment ▁of ▁Roma . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁French ▁authorities ▁demol ished ▁at ▁least ▁ 5 1 ▁illegal ▁Roma ▁cam ps ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁rep atri ating ▁their ▁residents ▁to ▁their ▁countries ▁of ▁origin . ▁The ▁French ▁government ▁has ▁been ▁accused ▁of ▁perpet rating ▁these ▁actions ▁to ▁purs ue ▁its ▁political ▁ag enda . ▁ ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Jean - Marie ▁Le ▁Pen , ▁a ▁very ▁controvers ial ▁far - right ▁politician ▁and ▁founder ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Front ▁party , ▁had ▁a ▁law suit ▁file d ▁against ▁him ▁by ▁the ▁European ▁Roma ▁and ▁Tra v ellers ▁Forum , ▁S OS ▁R ac isme ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Union ▁of ▁Tra v ellers ▁Association ▁after ▁he ▁public ly ▁called ▁France ' s ▁Roma ▁population ▁" sm elly " ▁and ▁" r ash - ind uc ing ", ▁claim ing ▁his ▁comments ▁viol ated ▁French ▁law ▁on ▁inc iting ▁ra cial ▁hat red . ▁ ▁Germany ▁After ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁Germany ▁deport ed ▁some ▁ 5 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people , ▁mainly ▁Roman is , ▁to ▁Kos ovo . ▁They ▁were ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁who ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁during ▁the ▁Kos ovo ▁War . ▁The ▁people ▁were ▁deport ed ▁after ▁living ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁in ▁Germany . ▁The ▁deport ations ▁were ▁highly ▁controvers ial : ▁many ▁were ▁children ▁and ▁obtained ▁education ▁in ▁Germany ,