80% of Roma in certain villages in Slovakia have neither drinking water nor electricity

Omissions

• The claim conflates two separate statistics and appears to reverse the electricity data - the 80% figure actually refers to those who DO have electricity in 'outside settlements', not those who lack it
• The MEP did not specify the source of the 80% figure
• The data from the European Parliament study (2020) shows that electricity grid access is available to more than 50% of the population in 97% of Roma settlements

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) - Roma Survey 202417% of Roma/Travellers in Slovakia live without tap water inside their homes
• PrimaryEuropean Parliament - Study on social and employment situation of Roma communities in SlovakiaThe electrical grid is accessible to more than 50% of the population in 97% of the settlements
• AcademicInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (MDPI)Electricity access among Roma in Slovakia: 93% in inside settlements, 80% in outside settlements