Roma inclusion in the Multiannual Financial Framework for Roma

Over 6 million Roma live in the EU—80% at risk of poverty, fewer than half in paid work, and 1 in 4 facing daily discrimination. The proposed budget risks cutting or merging key social programs, threatening the fragile progress made so far.

Roma inclusion must be built into the next multiannual financial framework (MFF) from the start to meet the EU’s 2030 goals and uphold the European Pillar of Social Rights.

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ERGO Network has outlined clear recommendations to ensure this happens:

  • Keep rights-based rules: Tie EU funds to real action, including national Roma inclusion strategies.
  • Protect social funding: Maintain the EU’s Cohesion Policy, which supports education, housing, and health for vulnerable groups.
  • Keep ESF+ independent: The European Social Fund+ must remain a dedicated tool for fighting poverty and inequality.
  • Enforce EU values: Countries should not violate basic rights through racism, discrimination, or abuse.
  • Support civil society: Roma-led organisations need resources to advocate and build inclusion from the ground up.
From Promises to Guarantees: ERGO Network opinion on Multiannual Financial Framework for Roma

MFF 2028-2034 (Multiannual Financial Framework) is the long-term European Union budget that allocates funds to EU priorities over a period of at least 5-7 years. MFF plays a crucial role in powering EU policies both within and beyond its borders. 

ERGO Network has outlined clear recommendations to ensure this happens. Read them here.

 

Download our response here.

 

Find our policy recommendations here

 

A coalition supported by Tanya’s Dream Fund, of which European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network is a member, has published a set of recommendations: Preventing Family Separation and Institutionalisation of Children – Recommendations for the 2028–2034 MFF Regulatory Framework. These recommendations draw on practical experience to show how EU funds can better support families and prevent harm.
Across Member States, families facing poverty and discrimination often encounter reactive and punitive systems, and children are sometimes separated from their families for socio-economic reasons rather than genuine protection needs. Evidence shows that early, community-based support leads to better outcomes for children and more effective use of public resources.
This paper builds on the coalition’s recommendations and outlines how EU funds can be designed to strengthen prevention, accountability and long-term social impact, with a clear focus on children and families.

Download the full Recommendations for the 2028-2034 MFF Regulatory Framework here

ERGO Network and its member organisations across EU Member States call on the Presidents of the European Council, European Commission and European Parliament to recognise antigypsyism and ensure effective Roma partnership and funding in the AgoraEU Programme (2028–2034) and the next Multiannual Financial Framework

Read the full reaction here.

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