European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network
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ERGO Network response to the Spring Package 2022 – What’s in it for Europe’s Roma?
On #2August we remember the Roma murdered in Europe during WWII. This day is the official commemoration day in many countries. Yet even now, 80 years later, the Holocaust remains an open wound, hurting throughout generations the young people today.
https://ergonetwork.org/.../roma-holocaust-memorial-day.../
We've joined 17 other NGOs to ask @EU_Commission to listen to @Europarl_EN when putting together the #EUcarestrategy 🫶. See a snapshot of what our members think of the EP position below! Read the full letter here ➡️ http://bit.ly/3OaQvKg
According to @isabelmihalache @ERGO_Network, Roma experts play a crucial role at the local level
“Whether the community needs water or a sewage canal, it is much easier to claim those needs by having representation at the municipality”
On @EURACTIV
https://www.euractiv.com/section/participatory-democracy/news/activists-say-roma-need-a-voice-in-local-decision-making/
Highly insightful remarks by #ROMACT programme manager @AnaOprisan_CoE on the importance of active participation of Romani people and Roma mediators in local policy-making and budgetary decisions
Full story on @EURACTIV ⬇️
https://www.euractiv.com/section/participatory-democracy/news/activists-say-roma-need-a-voice-in-local-decision-making/
Flat hunting in Hungary: "They couldn't tell over the phone that I was Roma. But when they saw me, they were like, 'Ooh, we've already found someone' or 'the person that we're signing with just left.'"
Full article: https://telex.hu/english/2022/07/28/i-left-the-last-two-apartments-in-tears