- European Roma Information Office
European Roma Information Office (ERIO) is an international advocacy organization for
Romani people based inBrussels , [cite web | url = http://www.radio.cz/en/article/51670 | title = Hungary asks - will Roma riot here? | date = December March 12, 2004 | author = Petra Hajdu | work =Czech Radio | accessdate = 2007-06-25 ] established on 18 March 2003 withAngéla Kóczé as the Director [cite web | url = http://groups.yahoo.com/group/balkanhr/message/5262 | title = Official start of the European Roma Information Office in Brussels on 18 March 2003 | author =Josephine Verspaget | work = Yahoo Group "balkanhr": Balkan Human Rights List | date = 2003-03-22 | accessdate = 2007-06-26 ] , announced on the "Balkan Human Rights List" by way of theGreek Helsinki Monitor . [cite web | url = http://www.greekhelsinki.gr/special-issues-roma.html | work = Greek Helsinki Monitor | title = Roma Issues | accessdate = 2007-06-26 ] [cite conference | author = Ram, Melanie and Holyoke, Thomas T. | year = 2003 | month = August | title = From the Sidelines to the Headlines: How the Roma Gained a Voice in European Politics | conference = Annual meeting of theAmerican Political Science Association | location =Philadelphia Marriott Hotel ,Philadelphia | url = http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p62336_index.html | format = PDF | booktitle = |]In 2005 Ivan Ivanov become the director, [cite web | url = http://www.diplomacy.edu/Roma/conference.asp | title = Roma Diplomacy: A Challenge for European Institutions? | work = DiploFoundation | accessdate = 2007-06-25 ] taking over from the CEO Valeriu Nicolae. [cite news | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_football/4470719.stm | title = Club websites 'featured racism' | date = 2005-04-22 | work = BBC | accessdate = 2007-06-25 ]
Members
Network Members [ [http://www.erionet.org/networkmembers.html List of Network Members] ] 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"
* 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 FundReferences
External links
* [http://www.erionet.org/ Website]
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