by European Public Health Alliance | Jun 4, 2020 | Opinion
As COVID-19 spread across Europe, it has become clear that European Roma, who have some of the lowest opportunities, are among the most vulnerable groups to have been most affected by this public health emergency. Civil society organisations across Europe have already...
by European Public Health Alliance | May 18, 2020 | Statements
The COVID-19 pandemic has added a new challenge to young European Roma and their families. Many Roma children and their families are already living in crowded and unhealthy formal settlements or precarious informal slums, often without access to electricity, running...
by EPHA | Apr 24, 2020 | Statements
The European Public Health Alliance has joined calls from the Roma Education Fund and a number of other organisations to call for the European Commission and EU national governments to ensure that Roma children are not left behind as they implement measures to tackle...
by European Public Health Alliance | Apr 8, 2020 | Opinion
In 1971, at the first Roma Congress in London, 8 April was declared International Roma Day. This event marks the beginning of the Roma civil rights movement, and was a first step towards the recognition of Roma as a fully-fledged people fighting for equal rights and...
by European Public Health Alliance | Mar 17, 2020 | Consultation Responses
The European Public Health Alliance has once again reiterated calls for Roma health to be put at the heart of the new Roma framework after 2020 in its response to the EU consultation on the revised Council Recommendations and Communication on the post-2020 EU...