Programme

Public hearing on "Ensuring Roma political participation at local, national and European level: identifying obstacles, solutions & good practices "

Via Interactio, online platform, EESC, JDE53, Thursday, 14 March 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing

10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m. | Welcome and opening session

• Ákos Topolánszky, President of the Permanent Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC

10.10 a.m. - 11.10 a.m. | Panel I - Political participation: obstacles faced by the Roma community  

Moderator: tbc

• Marcela Adamova, European Commission, DG JUST
• Jaroslav Kling, Fundamental Rights Agency
• Council of Europe (tbc)

Discussion

11.10 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Break

11.30 a.m. - 12.50 p.m. | Panel II: Identifying solutions and practices to ensure participation

Moderator: tbc

• Roland Ferkovics, (Central European University Democracy Institute) (tbc)
• Phiren Amenca (tbc)
• Amalipe (tbc)
• European Roma Rights Centre (tbc)

Discussion

12.15 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks

• Ákos Topolánszky, President of the Permanent Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC

Interpretation requested from English and Romanian into English and Romanian