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 : ''Discriminatory practices in employment and recruitment: the effectiveness or otherwise of public works schemes''
Moderator: Rafael Saavedra, Fundación Secretariado Gitano
- Grigorios Tsioukas, Fundamental Rights Agency
- Bernard Rorke, European Roma Rights Centre
- Carmen Tanasie, Ergo Network
Open floor discussion
11:15 - 11:30 | Coffee break
11:30 - 12:50 | Panel 2: ''Best practices in combatting discrimination in employment and recruitment''
Moderator: Bernard Rorke, ERRC
- Rafael Saavedra, Fundación Secretariado Gitano, presentation of employment programme ''Acceder''
- Carmen Tanasie, ERGO network
- Dimitar Dimitrov, Open Society institute – Presentation of project ''A Bridge towards Business''
- DG JUST, European Commission (to be confirmed)
Open floor discussion
12:50 – 13:00 | Closing remarks
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