Position paper Roma Access To…
Roma Access to Quality, Affordable, and Inclusive Essential and Social Services in Europe
10 December 2024 English Position paper
Summary
ERGO Network reviews the European Commission's report on access to essential services, welcoming its focus on affordability, poor coverage, and digital exclusion for Roma, but criticizing its near-total silence on antigypsyism and intersectional discrimination as barriers. It calls for the upcoming EU Anti-Poverty Strategy to explicitly name and prioritize Roma, backed by Roma mediators, anti-bias training, and full civil society participation.
Geographic focus
Europe
Publication details
- Author(s)
- ERGO Network
- Organisation
- ERGO Network
- Publication date
- 10 December 2024
- Year
- 2024
- Type
- Position paper
- Format
- Language
- English
- Countries
- Europe
Suggested citation
ERGO Network (2024). Roma Access to Quality, Affordable, and Inclusive Essential and Social Services in Europe. Report. ERGO Network. Retrieved from https://ergonetwork.org/publication/roma-access-to-quality-affordable-and-inclusive-essential-and-social-services-in-europe/
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