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Decent Home, Secure Future: National Forum Highlights Urgent Need for Action on Housing and Child Rights

On 17 March 2026 in Sofia, the Joint European Union and Council of Europe Programme ROMACT – Building Capacity for Roma Inclusion at the Local Level hosted the National Forum “Decent Home, Secure Future: Housing Conditions as a Key Determinant of Child Rights.” As the closing event of the ROMACT programme in Bulgaria, the Forum highlighted both progress made and the reforms that are still needed.

Many children grow up in overcrowded, unsafe, or informal homes, which limits their access to education, healthcare, and a dignified childhood. As the event report notes, this situation stems from “long-standing structural exclusion, weak implementation of legal safeguards, and fragmented institutional responses.”

Coordination with the Special Managing Authority for the Operational Programme “Western Greece”

As the European Union and Council of Europe Joint Programme ROMACT extended its implementation to include Greece in 2023, a meeting with the Special Managing Authority for the Operational Programme “Western Greece” took place in Patras on 7 April 2025.

Call for tenders for ROMACT National Coordinators in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania – Deadline – 6 January 2025

Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is launching a call for tenders to engage up to nine (9) providers in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania to serve as National Coordinators.

The aim is to establish a national support team comprising three (3) National Coordinators in each country (provided sufficient tenders meet the criteria outlined in the Tender File). The coordinators will be supporting the implementation of the project, focusing on Roma inclusion and capacity building at the local, regional, and national levels.

The deadline for submitting tenders is 6 January 2025 at 16:00 (CET).

Call for tenders for ROMACT National Coordinators in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania – Deadline – 6 January 2025

Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is launching a call for tenders to engage up to nine (9) providers in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania to serve as National Coordinators.

The aim is to establish a national support team comprising three (3) National Coordinators in each country (provided sufficient tenders meet the criteria outlined in the Tender File). The coordinators will be supporting the implementation of the project, focusing on Roma inclusion and capacity building at the local, regional, and national levels.

The deadline for submitting tenders is 6 January 2025 at 16:00 (CET).

Call for tenders for ROMACT National Coordinators in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania – Deadline – 6 January 2025

Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is launching a call for tenders to engage up to nine (9) providers in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania to serve as National Coordinators.

The aim is to establish a national support team comprising three (3) National Coordinators in each country (provided sufficient tenders meet the criteria outlined in the Tender File). The coordinators will be supporting the implementation of the project, focusing on Roma inclusion and capacity building at the local, regional, and national levels.

The deadline for submitting tenders is 6 January 2025 at 16:00 (CET).

Call for tenders for ROMACT National Coordinators in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania – Deadline – 6 January 2025

Within the framework of the Joint European Commission and Council of Europe ROMACT Programme, the Council of Europe is launching a call for tenders to engage up to nine (9) providers in Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania to serve as National Coordinators.

The aim is to establish a national support team comprising three (3) National Coordinators in each country (provided sufficient tenders meet the criteria outlined in the Tender File). The coordinators will be supporting the implementation of the project, focusing on Roma inclusion and capacity building at the local, regional, and national levels.

The deadline for submitting tenders is 6 January 2025 at 16:00 (CET).

Three calls for tenders for consultancy services on activities on Roma inclusion at local, regional or national level in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania - Deadline 29 November 2024

The Council of Europe and the European Union Joint Programme ROMACT is looking for a maximum of 20 providers per lot in each country for the provision of consultancy services in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania, with expertise in:  
 
Lot 1 Social and/or Roma inclusion
Lot 2 Access to national, EU and international funding
Lot 3 Thematic Areas
Lot 4 Training Methodology
 
For more information about the requirements and to access the application documents please see the links below:
 
Bulgaria (call 2024/AO/77)
https://eproc.coe.int/callfortenders/264
 

Calls for tenders for the provision of event management services in Bulgaria and Greece – Deadline: 13 October 2024

These calls for tenders are launched within the Council of Europe and the European Union Joint Programme ROMACT and concern the provision of accommodation, meeting room/conference packages, catering, reimbursement of travel costs of event participants, logistical and technical organisation of ROMACT events in Bulgaria and Greece (as two separate calls).  

For more information about the specifics and requirements of this call please see the tender file and relevant documents (below). The deadline for applications is 13 October 2024 (23:59 CET).

Calls for tenders for the provision of event management services in Bulgaria and Greece – Deadline: 13 October 2024

These calls for tenders are launched within the Council of Europe and the European Union Joint Programme ROMACT and concern the provision of accommodation, meeting room/conference packages, catering, reimbursement of travel costs of event participants, logistical and technical organisation of ROMACT events in Bulgaria and Greece (as two separate calls).  

For more information about the specifics and requirements of this call please see the tender file and relevant documents (below). The deadline for applications is 13 October 2024 (23:59 CET).

Calls for tenders for the provision of event management services in Bulgaria and Greece – Deadline: 13 October 2024

These calls for tenders are launched within the Council of Europe and the European Union Joint Programme ROMACT and concern the provision of accommodation, meeting room/conference packages, catering, reimbursement of travel costs of event participants, logistical and technical organisation of ROMACT events in Bulgaria and Greece (as two separate calls).  

For more information about the specifics and requirements of this call please see the tender file and relevant documents (below). The deadline for applications is 13 October 2024 (23:59 CET).

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