European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
The European Pillar of Social Rights: opportunities for the Roma Integration Strategies
13 March 2019, 10.00 – 13.00
Room VMA 3, EESC building, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Agenda
09:30 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 10:10 Welcome and opening session
- Erika Koller, Permanent study group "Inclusion of the Roma", European Economic and Social Committee
10:10 – 11:15 Panel 1: The European Pillar of Social Rights: its principles in education, housing, employment and healthcare and their state of implementation
Moderator: tbc
- Gabriele Bischoff, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee
- Conny Reuter, Secretary General, Solidar
- Social Platform
Open floor discussion
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:50 Panel 2: The European Pillar of Social Rights: possibilities and opportunities for the Roma community
Moderator: tbc
- Anca Enache, Development Manager, Helsinki Deaconess Institute (Member of Eurodiaconia)
- Jonathan Lee, Communications Coordinator, European Roma Rights Centre
- European Roma Information Office (ERIO)
- European Commission (EC)
Open floor discussion
12:50-13:00 Closing remarks
- Ákos Topolánszky, European Economic and Social Committee
#socialrights
Interpretation requested from English, French, Hungarian, Italian and Lithuanian into English, French, Hungarian and Italian