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