Vice-President for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, European Commission Viviane Reding speaks at the 5th Meeting of European Roma Platform in Budapest on March 7, 2011 during the opening session of the two-day conference as European Commission reports on situation of the Roma here. Hungary, with about 700,000 Roma in a population of 10 million, has chosen to highlight the plight of the Roma during its EU presidency to attract European attention to an issue that has become controversial. AFP PHOTO / ATTILA KISBENEDEK