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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

References

External links

• Official website

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