
MONITORING
Monitoring and fact-finding play an important role in the advocacy of ERGO Network. We bridge European policies and grassroots realities of Roma people in Europe by monitoring the implementation of EU policies that should benefit Roma in EU member states and make recommendations to national governments and the European institutions for an improved effectiveness of such policies. We conduct research projects and fact-finding missions to bring evidence of social exclusion and antigypsyism to European and national policy makers.
Key Activities
Roma Civil Monitor
ERGO and its members monitor the implementation of the EU Roma Framework and national Roma integration strategies. Together with the Central European University and other partners, ERGO recently undertook a large-scale pilot project that involved around 90 Roma NGOs in all EU Member States monitoring the strategies from a civil society viewpoint.
Community-led local development
ERGO Network actively supports Roma actors in monitoring the use of EU funds locally, especially through the bottom-up tool of community-led local development. At the same time, the monitoring process empowers them to get involved in the CLLD process and helps local communities understand the importance of Roma inclusion.
Local policy scorecards
ERGO Network’s local policy scorecard is a tool to quickly assess and compare how local authorities tackle Roma inclusion. We invite representatives of Roma communities, NGOs and individual activists to use this tool to assess the performance of their municipality and compare it with others.
Re-Act: Remember and Act!
ERGO Network is partner of the Re-Act project coordinated by INACH, which researches how “old” concepts of antisemitism and antigypsyism are being re-enacted. The project will also develop, collect and provide educational materials and tools for the prevention of racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance.