European Roma Information Office Explained
European Roma Information Office (ERIO) is an international advocacy organization for Romani people based in Brussels,[1] established on 18 March 2003 with Angéla Kóczé as the Director,[2] announced on the Balkan Human Rights List by way of the Greek Helsinki Monitor.[3] [4]
ERIO promotes political and public discussion on Roma issues by providing factual and in-depth information on a range of policy issues to the European Union institutions, Roma civil organisations, governmental authorities and intergovernmental bodies.
In 2005 Ivan Ivanov, previously an attorney for the Budapest-based European Roma Rights Center (ERRC), become the director,[5] taking over from the CEO Valeriu Nicolae.[6]
Members
Network members[7] include:
- Albania : Roma Union "Amaro Drom"
- Bosnia Herzegovina : Association "Be My Friend"
- Belgium : The Flemish Minority Center
- Bulgaria : Alternative Association "Biala Slatina"; Center for Interethnic Dialogue and Tolerance "Amalipe"; Equal Access Foundation; Association "Every Child"; "Nevo Drom" Association; "The Health of Romany people" Foundation; Tolerance and Mutual Aid Foundation; TV Roma
- Croatia : Romani Women's Association of Croatian Roma Union; Romani women NGO "Better life"; Roma Women's Organization "For a Better Future"; Organization "Golden Roma Heart" organization for education and training of children of ethnic minorities, the resolution of status and social issues and help elderly and disabled people
- Czech Republica : Dzeno Association
- Denmark : Romano Association
- Estonia : North-Estonian Roma Association
- Finland : Association Nevo Roma
- France : Association "Rome Europe"; USETA - The Social Education Union of Roma from d'Aquitaine
- Germany : Rom e.V.
- Greece : Panhellenic Federation of Greek Roma
- Hungary : Hungarian Foundation for Self-Reliance
- Ireland : Irish Traveller Movement
- Israel : Roma Virtual Network
- Italy : Association "Amalipe Romanó"; Association "Thèm Romanó Onlus"; "Opera Nomadi - Sezione di Milano Onlus"
- Moldova : Democratic Union of Roma from Moldova; Secrétariat for the Roma Negotiation Group
- Romania : The Association and Group for the Initiative of Young Roma from Buzau; Association "Our Brothers"; Resource Center for Roma Communities Foundation; Roma Women Association in Romania; Romanitin -Roma Youth and Students' Association; "Romani C.R.I.S.S." - Romani Center for Social Intervention and Studies; Association "Romano Euro-Drom"; Social/Cultural Foundation of Roma
- Serbia & Montenegro : Kosovo Roma Refugee Foundation
- Slovakia : Asociácia na podporu vzdelávania Rómov na Slovensku (Association for support of education of Roma people in Slovakia); Cultural Association of Roma in Slovakia
- Spain : Federació d'Asociacions Gitanes de Catalunya
- Sweden : Community Development Forum
- Turkey : Roman Dernekleri Federasyonu Baskani (Roma Federation); Sulukule Roman Kültürünü Gelistirme ve Dayanisma Dernegi (Sukulule Romani Culture and Development Association)
- United States : Association "Sa-Roma"
- Ukraine : Roma Women Charitable Fund
Notes and References
- Web site: Hungary asks - will Roma riot here? . March 12, 2004 . Petra Hajdu . . 2007-06-25 .
- Web site: Official start of the European Roma Information Office in Brussels on 18 March 2003 . https://archive.today/20120708211519/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/5262 . dead . July 8, 2012 . Josephine Verspaget . Yahoo Group "balkanhr": Balkan Human Rights List . 2003-03-22 . 2007-06-26 .
- Web site: Roma Issues . . 2007-06-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070629070805/http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/special-issues-roma.html . 2007-06-29 . dead .
- Ram, Melanie . Holyoke, Thomas T. . August 2003 . From the Sidelines to the Headlines: How the Roma Gained a Voice in European Politics . . . PDF . .
- Web site: Roma Diplomacy: A Challenge for European Institutions? . DiploFoundation . 2007-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070613041403/http://www.diplomacy.edu/Roma/conference.asp . 2007-06-13 . dead .
- News: Club websites 'featured racism' . 2005-04-22 . BBC . 2007-06-25 .
- Web site: List of Network Members . 2007-06-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070505200910/http://www.erionet.org/networkmembers.html . 2007-05-05 . dead .
