Well, as most of them were shoved off to special schools, a form of discrimination thematised repeatedly both my me and Alexandra, this opportunity is none to most, so you shouldn't be surprised.

Facing contempt on a daily basis is another strong factor you seem to not even think of. This really seems a personal experience thing - those who got a taste of it themselves (like me and hitchhiker) do have a picture of what it means, those who didn't can continue to cling to illusions that everyone would have the same opportunities if only they tried.

Interestingly enough, during communist time, there were houses built especially for the Roma (near the town of Rousse).

This (and similar projects by the other 'communist' governments elsewhere) was not much of an intent at integration by the State, more like herding people like guinea pigs into cleaner, brighter ghettos (and tearing up family ties in the process). A later form of this, after 1989, was that some majors tried to segregate poor Romas living in social housing in their towns by building houses for them isolated somewhere outside of town, and then issued an eviction order.

What should be done instead? Some NGOs give help to Romas to renovate or build homes on their own.

_{*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.}