Opening and login of the online participants
Political Opening - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
- Ms. Martina Štěpánková, Deputy Minister for Labour and Social Affairs, Czech Republic
- VIDEO MESSAGE – Mr. Vladimír Balaš, Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, Czech Republic
- Ms. Helena Dalli, EU Commissioner for Equality
- VIDEO MESSAGE - Ms. Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament
Coffee break
Panel 1: The way Forward - Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
Video message by Mr. Michael O'Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights Agency.
Panel statements
- Mr. Dušan Velič, State Secretary of the Ministry of Investments, Regional Development and Informatization, Slovak Republic
- Mr. Peter Pollak, Member of the European Parliament
- Mr. Vjollca Braho, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection, Albania
- Ms. Katarina Ivankovic-Knezevic, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion, European Commission (online intervention)
- Mr. Ákos Topolánszky EESC Member and Member of the EESC's Permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma
- Ms. Gabriela Hrabanova, Executive Director, ERGO Network, Belgium
Q&A session
Lunch break
Panel 2: Roma in times of crises: Ukrainian Roma refugees in the EU and as Internally Displaced Persons - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
Panel statements
- Mr. Romeo Franz, Member of the European Parliament
- Dr. Olena Bogdan, Head of the State Service of Ukraine for Ethnic Affairs and Freedom of Conscience
- Dr. Mehmet Gürcan Daimagüler, Federal Government Commissioner for the Fight against Antigypsyism, Germany
- Ms. Marta Garcia Fidalgo, Adviser – Roma Policy, European Commission, DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations
- Mr. Pawel Busiakiewicz, Head of Unit – International Affairs, European Commission DG Migration and Home Affairs (DG HOME)
- Ms. Zola Kondur, Project Coordinator, Council of Europe, Ukraine
Q&A session
Coffee break
Summary and conclusions of the day - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
- Ms. Mónica Silvana González, Member of the European Parliament
- Ms. Irena Moozova, Director for Equality and Union Citizenship, European Commission
Cultural programme and Dinner
Musical performance by Feri and the Gypsies
- 18:30: Cultural programme, room Suite 2
- 20:00: dinner, room Suite 1
Opening - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
Introductory statement
- Ms. Irena Moozova, Director for Equality and Union Citizenship, European Commission
- Ms. Lívia Járóka, Member of the European Parliament
Workshop 1: Segregation in education and housing
Workshop 1:
- For on-site participants, this workshop will take place in room Bellevue
- For online participants, this workshop will take place here
150 Participants
Workshop 2: Funding for Roma equality, inclusion and participation
Workshop 2:
- For on-site participants, this workshop will take place in room Suite II
- For online participants, this workshop will take place here
178 Participants
Coffee Break
Plenary - Reporting by the rapporteurs - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
Intervention by Mr. Szabolcs Schmidt, Head of Non-Discrimination and Roma coordination, DG Justice, European Commission
Closing remarks and the way forward - Corinthia Hotel, Room Suite 1
Closing Statements
- Mr. Tomas Zdechovsky, Member of the European Parliament
- Ms. Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission (online intervention)
Lunch break