We are attending the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU 2024 high-level conference on the #ChildGuarantee as part of the EU Alliance for #InvestingInChildren , calling for #Roma children not to be forgotten, as one of the 6 key target groups of the CG.
👀 Read the Alliance's statement: tinyurl.com/IiCCGBE24EU

🔵Today Social Platform signs the #LaHulpe Declaration - a vital step forward for #SocialEurope
But real social progress will depend on strong political ambition & commitment to embed the #SocialPillar in the next EU strategic agenda.
Our statement: shorturl.at/fyRT4

The #LaHulpe Declaration was signed on 16 April by the 3 main EU institutions, social partners, and the Social Platform of whom we are members. We are delighted that the #Roma and the quest for #equality were not forgotten in the pledge to secure the social Europe of the future.

Let us share a glimpse of our recent event commemorating the 80th anniversary of the #RomaHolocaust !

📷 Thank you, European Parliament and Patricia Caro Maya, for letting #ERGONetwork be a part of illuminating this chapter of history that demands perpetual remembrance.

#RomaniWeek2024

Powerful speech at the European Parliament by the Spanish Roma MEP Patricia Caro Maya.

Eleni Tsetsekou, Roma and Travellers Team, Council of Europe:

'Why did it take us all so long to acknowledge the Roma victims of Holocaust? Why it took until 2022 to recognise the necessity of teaching Roma History. And we all know that the answer to this is #antigypsyism .'

Heureuse d'avoir pu aujourd'hui à l'invitation de la EuroDéputée espagnole #Rromni Patricia Caro Maya participé à la Conférence organisée au European Parliament pour rendre hommage à nos défunts victimes 80 ans après le #Génocide Nazi et construire une Europe libre de l' #Antitsiganisme !

Addressing the struggle faced by Romani people at #EPlenary , Left MEP Patricia Caro Maya wants to remember Maricsa who suffered just for being a Romani woman.

And reminds us that the threat of the return of totalitarianism will affect all of us.

'arakhav tumen ande voja a lasi'

Here my speech in the European Parliament on #InternationalRomaDay . Fascism is the death of Europe. That’s why I wanted to speak of gender-based #antigypsyism . #RomaDay is everyday and I will continue working for Romani women and girls.

I participated to the European Parliament Plenary Session on #InternationalRomaDay .

Despite progress, Roma are still widely excluded and are at great risk of poverty and discrimination.

The #EURomaStrategicFramework requires MSs’ decisive action to achieve a #UnionOfEquality for all.

👏It's a wrap for #Roma niWeek2024 !

In the closing session, European Commissioner for #Equality Helena Dalli & Szabolcs Schmidt, Head of the EU Justice #Roma Unit at European Commission, reiterated the importance of cooperating with civil society.

👋Nais tumenge, see you next year!

The final event of this year's #RomaniWeek2024 is dedicated to 'Intersectional perspectives of Romani Children’s Rights', featuring European Commission, European Parliament, OSCE/ODIHR, @REYN_issa, UN Human Rights EUR, Swansea University and the Romanian National Council for Combating Discrimination

The #RomaniWeek2024 continues, with a very timely event dedicated to 'Representation and involvement of Roma in decision-making and in measures related to them', with the Governments of Finland, Spain, and Belgium, as well as Hon. Sirpa Pietikäinen🇫🇮🇪🇺 MEP and Dan Pavel DOGHI from EU Justice.

Marietta Herfort from volunteers:

'Participation is not a box-ticking exercise. We work with young #Roma to increase their involvement but the support system for them to get engaged is not there. We need more allyship from central and local government.'

#Roma niWeek2024

Nina Trollvige from Trajosko Drom, Sweden:

'The responsibility lies with decision-makers, who should reach out and open the door to civil society, making sure that opportunities for consultation are not only available in theory, but also accessible in practice.'

#RomaniWeek2024

Siniša Senad Musić from The Roma Youth Organisation of Croatia:

'On paper, Croatia offers many opportunities for Roma participation, but in practice it is always the same people, not real engagement of Roma communities and their civil society organisations'.

#RomaniWeek2024

Rafael Saavedra Rodriguez from FSG International:

'Building relationships of trust over time with governments and political parties, and working in alliances, is really key for us to become a reliable and credible interlocutor that has a place at the table.'

#RomaniWeek2024

📹We are live from European Committee of the Regions for our event 'The role of CSOs in the future of Roma equality, inclusion and participation' as part of #RomaniWeek2024 .

👥We are now beginning the second panel, Participation in policy-making processes, moderated by Marcela Adamová from EU Justice.

Florin Moisa from the Resource Center for #Roma Communities Foundation in Romania:

'In a future revision of our National Roma Strategy we should see dedicated resources for the development of #civilsociety , investing in a new generation of activists is a must.'

#Roma niWeek2024

Ondřej Novotný from Romodrom o.p.s.:

'It is still quite difficult for #Roma organisations, who need it the most, to have the capacity to apply for EU funding, but Managing Authorities can play a huge role in supporting them. The message is: it is possible!'

#Roma niWeek2024