Programme

Public hearing on "The situation of Roma women: ensuring their rights and active participation"

Thursday, 14 November from 10.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. online & in room JDE61

09.30 a.m. - 10.00 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing

10.00 a.m. - 10.10 a.m. | Welcome and opening session

• Ákos Topolánszky, President of the Permanent Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC

10.10 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. | Panel I - Overview of the situation of Roma women today  

Moderator: Veselin Mitov, EESC Member

• Atanas Stoyanov, DG JUST (European Commission)
• Jaroslav Kling, Fundamental Rights Agency
• Marina Vasic, Council of Europe

Discussion

11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. | Break

11.30 a.m. - 12.50 p.m. | Panel II - Measures to ensure the rights of Roma women and their active participation in society

Moderator: Ákos Topolánszky, President of the Permanent Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC

• Angéla Kóczé, Central European University, Budapest
• Isabela Mihalache, Ergo network
• Judit Ignácz, European Roma Rights Centre 

Discussion

12.50 p.m. - 01.00 p.m. | Closing remarks

• Ákos Topolánszky, President of the Permanent Group on the Inclusion of the Roma, EESC

Interpretation requested from English, Italian, Hungarian and Romanian into English, Italian, Hungarian and Romanian