Public hearing on "The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on the Roma community: identifying measures how this can be addressed"
Hybrid event via Interactio, online platform - Tuesday, 22 June 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Draft Agenda
09.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing
10.00 a.m. - 10.20 a.m. | Welcome and opening session
- Alfredas Jonuška, President of the Thematic Study Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC
- Intervention by Lavinia Banu, DG JUST (European Commission)
10.20 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. | Panel I: The Covid situation for the Roma community living in settlements and their access to services
Moderator: Ákos Topolánszky
- Radost Zaharieva, European Public Health Alliance
- Daniel Grebeldinger, Nevo Parudimos (Romania)
- Kadrin Hasanov, Integro (Bulgaria)
- Neda Korunovska, Open Society Roma Initiatives Office
- Kumar Vishwanathan, Life Together, Czechia
Discussion
11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Break
11.30 a.m. - 12.50 a.m. | Panel II: Identifying the measures needed to address the situation
Moderator: Alfredas Jonuška
- Zuzana Havirova, Roma Advocacy and Research Centre (Slovakia)
- Ahmed Ahkim, Centre de Médiation des Gens du Voyage et des Roms, Belgium
- Isvan Kvik, Lithuanian Roma community
- Rafael Saavedra, Fundación Secretariado Gitano (Spain)
Discussion
12.50 a.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Alfredas Jonuška, President of the Thematic Study Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC
Participants can speak in EN/HU/LT and can listen to EN/HU/LT