European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
Public hearing on “Roma children and young people in public education: assessing the situation and the way forward”
Remote event via Interactio, online platform - Tuesday, 5 April 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.
Agenda
09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing
10.00 a.m. - 10.45 a.m. | Welcome and opening session
- Alfredas Jonuška , President of the Thematic Study Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC
- Interventions on the situation of Roma refugees in view of the situation in Ukraine
10.45 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Panel I: Assessing the situation of Roma children and young people in public education
- Angelika Grabher-Wusche, Fundamental Rights Agency
- Sibylle Martin, European Commission (DG JUST)
Discussion
11.30 a.m. - 11.45 a.m. | Break
11.45 a.m. - 12.50 p.m. | Panel II: Identifying the measures needed to ensure equal access to mainstream education for the Roma
- Denis Durmish, Council of Europe
- Gabija Kiausaite, Lithuanian Ministry of Education
- Liliya Makaveeva, Integro (Bulgaria)
- Kumar Vishwanathan, Life Together (Czech Republic)
Discussion
12.50 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks
- Alfredas Jonuška, President of the Thematic Study Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC
Intepretation: Participants can speak in English/Hungarian/Lithuanian and can listen to English/Hungarian/Lithuanian