EU agency : 90 % of Roma live below poverty line . `` What is important here is to understand that this case is not one that defines the Roma . Roma are Europe 's largest minority . Roma arrived from India about 1,000 years ago , usually unwelcome in Europe . They were forced to work as slaves and servants for centuries before the advent of capitalism.
EU agency : 90 % of Roma live below poverty line . Roma are Europe 's largest minority . Roma arrived from India about 1,000 years ago , usually unwelcome in Europe . They were forced to work as slaves and servants for centuries before the advent of capitalism.