Simultaneous interpretation requested from French, English, Italian, Spanish, Swedish, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian into French, English, Hungarian, Lithuanian and Bulgarian
09:00 a.m. | Registration
09:30 a.m. | Welcome and opening session
- Pavel Trantina, European economic and Social Committee
- Ákos Topolánszky, European economic and Social Committee
09:45 a.m. | Panel 1 and Debate - The nature of anti-gypsyism, xenophobia and racism
Moderator: Ákos Topolánszky (EESC)
Panellists:
- Cristian Pîrvulescu, EESC permanent study group "Immigration and Integration" (IMI)
- Julie Pascoet, European Network Against Racism (ENAR)
- Ilvia Bajrami, European Roma Grassroots org. network (ERGO Network)
- Marta Pinto, European Roma Information Office (Erio)
11.15 a.m. | Panel 2 and Debate - Instruments to combat anti-gypsyism, xenophobia and racism
Moderator: Ákos Topolánszky (EESC)
Panellists:
- Christel Mercade Piqueras and Pia Lindholm, European Commission, DG Justice
- Miranda Vuolasranta, Roma Expert
- Anna Striethorst, Open Society Foundations (OSF)
- Isabela Mihalache, CoE
12:30 p.m. | Concluding remarks
- Ákos Topolánszky
13:00 p.m. | End of the hearing
Coffee/tea at disposal