▁and ▁col lo qu ial ▁Roman ian ▁name ▁for ▁Roman i , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁possible ▁confusion ▁among ▁the ▁international ▁community ▁between ▁the ▁words ▁Roma , ▁which ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁Roman i ▁eth nic ▁minor ity , ▁and ▁Roman ia . ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁government ▁supported ▁the ▁move ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁many ▁countries ▁in ▁the ▁European ▁Union ▁use ▁a ▁variation ▁of ▁the ▁word ▁ Ț igan ▁to ▁refer ▁to ▁their ▁Gy ps y ▁populations . ▁The ▁Roman ian ▁upper ▁house , ▁the ▁Senate , ▁rejected ▁the ▁proposal . ▁ ▁Several ▁anti - R oman i ▁ri ots ▁occurred ▁in ▁recent ▁dec ades , ▁notable ▁of ▁which ▁being ▁the ▁H ă d ă ren i ▁ri ots ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁in ▁which ▁a ▁mob ▁of ▁Roman ians ▁and ▁Hung ari ans , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁the ▁killing ▁of ▁a ▁Roman ian ▁by ▁a ▁Gy ps y , ▁bur nt ▁down ▁ 1 3 ▁houses ▁belonging ▁to ▁the ▁Gy ps ies , ▁l yn ched ▁three ▁Gy ps ies ▁and ▁forced ▁ 1 3 0 ▁people ▁to ▁fle e ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁In ▁Ba ia ▁Mare , ▁Mayor ▁C ăt ă lin ▁Ch ere che ș ▁announced ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 ▁met re ▁high , ▁ 1 0 0 ▁met re ▁long ▁concrete ▁wall ▁to ▁divide ▁the ▁buildings ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁Gy ps y ▁community ▁lives ▁from ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁and ▁bring ▁" order ▁and ▁discipline " ▁into ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The