ERGO Network

25/08/2026

📢 Applications are still open!

There’s still time to join the RIPE Project as a National Focal Point.
If you are passionate about advancing rights and want to be part of a European , we encourage you to apply.

🗓️ Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and positions may be filled as suitable candidates are identified. The call will remain open for each country until the respective position is filled.

Find out more and apply here: https://ergonetwork.org/2026/07/hiring-national-focal-points-for-ripe-project/

17/08/2026

The Decade Against Antigypsyism needs more young people who know how to fight antigypsyism with the history, the frameworks, and the tactics to back them up. We are looking for Roma and non-Roma, aged 18-30; travel, food, accommodation: all covered. Apply by 21 August. Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewk-D9d2D_IpvLyDKgdWhJcgCe4kNzOxhholUB3TvoKtRwkg/viewform?pli=1

12/08/2026

The selection of the second round of ROVA project grantees has been completed!

65 projects have been selected overall, 10 of them by the ERGO Network.

Here we present our 10 grantees from EU Member States (excluding Bulgaria, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and Spain - these countries go through a separate selection).

Learn more about these projects in the slides.

This project is supported by the Foundation Remembrance, Responsibility and Future (EVZ Foundation) and is funded by the European Commission.

03/08/2026

Yesterday we shared our statement marking Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Today, you can read more in our op-ed, published in The Brussels Times.

It took Europe 71 years to name what happened on the night of 2 August 1944, when the N***s liquidated the "Gypsy family camp" at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Recognition never came on its own, it was fought for. And the fight to be fully named continues today, including in the EU's next long-term budget, where antigypsyism is still missing from the text.

Read the full piece 👇

https://www.brusselstimes.com/opinion/2255830/remembrance-of-the-roma-holocaust-calls-for-action-today

'I'm afraid that Europe is forgetting its past and that Auschwitz is only sleeping. Antigypsyist threats, policies and actions worry me greatly and make me very sad,' said Ceija Stojka, a Roma Holocaust survivor and artist (1933 – 2013).

02/08/2026

On the night of 2 August 1944, the N***s liquidated the "Gypsy family camp" at Auschwitz-Birkenau. Nearly 3,000 Roma and Sinti were murdered in a single night.

It took Europe 71 years to give that night a name.

Recognition never came on its own. It was fought for, until the European Parliament finally recognised the Roma Holocaust in 2015.

This year marks 11 years. And the fight to be named hasn't stopped — the EU's next long-term budget still leaves antigypsyism unnamed.

This 2 August, we remember. And we keep asking to be named. Read our full article here:
https://ergonetwork.org/2026/08/remembrance-of-the-roma-holocaust-calls-for-action-today/

28/07/2026

📢 Deadline Extended: Apply by 2 August!

There's still time to join the RIPE Project as a National Focal Point.

If you are passionate about advancing Roma rights and want to be part of a European network, we encourage you to apply.

🗓️ New application deadline: 2 August 2026

Find out more and apply here: https://ergonetwork.org/2026/07/hiring-national-focal-points-for-ripe-project/?fbclid=IwY2xjawTVIvZwZG9mAWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMDRBQkVZbDE4MjdQUld3S2ZzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeTDc5HzmL22AIyACRU6NusYEp5BBY9EKN9R7aIrxM52zLVUqthDwPP_ZaJ_o_aem_EIgUZbHxZWKUSwEXm0HBQQ

27/07/2026

Six days in . Zero cost to you. A whole toolkit to fight antigypsyism when you get home.

We're looking for Ambassadors of the Decade Against Antigypsyism. Together with ternYpe - International Roma Youth Network we are organising a study session for Roma and non-Roma aged 18-30, 11-18 October 2026, hosted by the Council of Europe.

You'll learn the history, the frameworks, and the tactics — from counter speech to and you will get the opportunity to join a network of young activists doing the same work across .

Travel, food, accommodation: all covered. Apply by 21 August → https://forms.gle/HGM7piJC8kiwbLyLA

24/07/2026

🏠 The European Commission has released its proposal for a Council Recommendation on fighting housing exclusion!

ERGO Network welcomes this timely and useful initiative, especially as communities across Europe continue to face deep housing exclusion: segregation, informal settlements, overcrowding, lack of basic services, energy poverty, environmental hazards, forced evictions, and . We are pleased that Roma, racialised communities, discrimination, and equal treatment are mentioned in the proposal. However, recognition is not enough, and the draft Recommendation doesn't always translate these references into concrete action to tackle antigypsyism, residential segregation, informal settlements, forced evictions, and discrimination in access to housing and essential services.

👉 Read ERGO Network’s full response here! https://ergonetwork.org/2026/07/european-commission-releases-draft-council-recommendation-to-fight-housing-exclusion-whats-in-it-for-europes-roma/