The Roma people living there experience a boring life, destitute without future prospects: no work, no income in the eastern Europe.Racism and discrimination across the European Union is more widespread than previously thought, and the Roma or Gypsy population is a vulnerable ethnical group.One in four Roma respondents said they had been assaulted, threatened or harassed four times on average in a year. The Roma or Gypsy population is a vulnerable ethnical group, counting to almost 12 millions in the European Union.