Ahead of the EU-Western Balkans’ leaders meeting of 6 May 2020 (Zagreb Summit), the European Commission reaffirmed its commitment to the accession process and announced over €3.3 billion of EU ... mehr
A CSO letter to the European Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, Olivér Várhelyi
On behalf of a European coalition of Roma and pro-Roma organizations, we call upon you and the European Commission to prioritise the fundamental rights and equality of Roma and the ... mehr
Persistent discrimination in education and the labour market, poor access to health services and residential segregation have combined to render Roma communities dangerously vulnerable in the current pandemic and the ... mehr
A mother and her unborn child die in northern Macedonia after being denied medical care
Last week, a young woman and her unborn child died in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia, after being denied medical care on several occasions. The European Roma Rights Center ... mehr
On Good Friday 1980, April 4, twelve Sinti, among them the holocaust survivor Jakob Bamberger, Hans Braun, Ranco Brandtner and Franz Wirbel, went on hunger strike in the Evangelical Church ... mehr
Roma in the Western Balkans and Turkey are seriously threatened by the COVID-19 pandemic. Poverty risks, famine and racist violence pose a serious danger to the Romani communities and ... mehr
The article “Roma: Europe’s Neglected Coronavirus Victims” (published on 1 April 2020) examines the situation of many Roma in Central and Southeast Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic and the impact ... mehr
Civil Society response on the Roadmap of the European Commission
As European Roma and pro-Roma civil society organisations, we strongly welcome the commitment of the European Commission to develop a reinforced post-2020 European Strategic Framework for Roma equality, social and ... mehr
Right-wing extremists and nationalist politicians in a large number of countries in Central Eastern and Southeastern Europe want to use the current crisis caused by the new corona virus to ... mehr
The recently-released second Roma Civil Monitor (RCM) report on Germany has reviewed various measures of social policy that Sinti and Roma in particular might benefit from. While the EU Framework ... mehr
