Skopje, Macedonia | September 29-30-2011
Agenda (DOC - 88K)
Opening Session
Chair: Mabera Kamberi, Head of Department for Coordination and Technical Assistance to the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Macedonia
Opening Speeches
Nikola Gruevski, Prime Minister of the Republic of Macedonia
Nezdet Mustafa, Minister without Portfolio, Decade National Coordinator of the Republic of Macedonia
Amdi Bayram, Member of the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia
Spiro Ristovski, Minister, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Republic of Macedonia
Robert Liddell, Minister Counselor, Delegation of the European Union to Macedonia
Zeljko Jovanovic, Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Mamta Murthi, Director, World Bank, Human Development Department, Europe and Central Asia Region
Decade Presidency Plan
Moderator: Jashe Sefer, Chief of Cabinet of Minister Nezdet Mustafa
Decade Presidency Plan of the Republic of Macedonia (PPT - 600K)
Nezdet Mustafa, Minister without Portfolio, Decade National Coordinator
Discussion of the Presidency Plan
Session I: Decade National Action Plans and Roma Strategies – Updates
Moderator: Nadir Redzepi, Project Manager, Open Society Foundations
Rapporteur: Adem Ademi, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020 (PDF - 102K)
Jana Balazova, Policy Officer, Non-discrimination Policies and Roma Coordination, European Commission
Bernard Rorke (DOC - 55K), International Research and Advocacy Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Overview of the Preparations of National Roma Integration Strategies Based on the EU Framework
Zoltan Balog, Minister of State, State Secretariat for Social Inclusion, Ministry of Public Administration and Justice, Hungary
Kalman Mizsei, Co-Chair Roma Policy Board, Chair Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma (MtM) Open Society Foundations
Interim Payments by the Commission, 1 Aug 2011, All EU Funds (PPTX - 43K)
Discussion: Mapping the Current National Processes in the Rest of the Decade Countries and Updating Roma-Related Strategies Based on the EU Framework
Session II: Council of Europe Activities on Roma, Importance of Data Collection
Chair: Vesna Bisheva, UNDP – Skopje
Rapporteur: Marek Szilvasi, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
Sixto Molina, Head of the Support Team of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma Issues, Council of Europe
Importance of Data Collection
Jaroslav Kling, Project Manager, UNDP Bratislava Regional Center
The Importance of Statistical Data Collection According to Ethnicity (PPT - 1.7M)
Blagica Novkovska, Director of State Statistic Office, Macedonia
Monitoring and Evaluation Indicators System for Decade of Roma Inclusion in the Republic of Macedonia (PPTX - 186K)
Ljubinka Popopvska, Expert on statistics, Macedonia
Session III: Report of the National Coordinators on the Implementation of Decade Action Plans in 2011
Chair: Nezdet Mustafa, Minister without portfolio, Decade National Coordinator of the Republic of Macedonia
Rapporteur: Eben Friedman, Roma Education Fund
Blerina Zoto, Head of Unit/Technical Secretariat for Roma, Ministry of Labor – Albania
Saliha Djuderia, Assistant Minister-Sector for Human Rights, Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees - BiH
Branko Socanac, Head of Office, Government Office for National Minorities – Croatia
Zoltan Balog, Minister of State, State Secretariat for Social Inclusion, Ministry of Public Administration and Justice – Hungary
Sabahudin Delic, Deputy Minister, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, National Coordinator – Montenegro
Ilie Dinca, President, Secretary of State, National Agency for Roma, National Coordinator – Romania
Slavica Denic (PPT - 1.9M), State Secretary, Ministry for Human and Minority Rights, Public Administration and Local Self Government – Serbia
Zuzana Kumanova (PPT - 47K), Director, Department of Conceptions, Analysis and Regional Coordination, Office of the Plenipotentiary of the Slovak Republic for Roma Communities – Slovakia
Rocio Arino, Head of Programs, Deputy Director of Social Programs, Ministry of Health, Social Policy and Equality - Spain
Note: The Bulgarian delegation missed the presentation, and the Czech Republic was not represented.
Session IV: The Decade Trust Fund
Chair: Branko Socanac, Head of Office, Government Office for National Minorities, Croatia
Rapporteur: Tunde Buzetzky, Facilitator, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
Functioning of the Decade Trust Fund
Decade Trust Fund Status Report (PPT - 2M)
Marijana Jasarevic, Task Team Leader, World Bank, Belgrade Country Office
Tunde Buzetzky, Facilitator, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
Recent DTF Project Implementation Reports
Ferdi Ismaili
"Do You Know Who I Am?" Antidiscrimination Campaign, Serbia (PPT - 909K)
Slavica Denic
Study Visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Spain to Learn about Successful Housing Programs, Macedonia
Muhamed Toci
Ivan Jovanov
Session V: Civil Society Contributions to the Implementation of the Decade
Chair: Bernard Rorke, International Research and Advocacy Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Rapporteur: Aferdita Hadzi Imeri, UNDP
Sanela Besic, Director, Kali Sara-Roma Information Center – Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dusko Kostic, President, Association of Roma Friendship LUNA – Croatia
Balazs Voros, Scholar, Romaversitas – Hungary
Ahmet Jasharevski, President, “Drom“- Macedonia
Biljana Alkovic, Executive Director, Roma Scholarship Foundation – Montenegro
Osman Balic, Coordinator, Liga Pali Romani Dekada – Serbia
Fabian Daniel Sanchez-Garcia (DOC - 94K | PPT - 149K), First Vice President, Associacion National Presencia Gitana – Spain
Note: The civil society representative from Albania missed the presentation; Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia were not represented in the meeting.
Session VI: Current and Future Funding Opportunities for Roma-Related Programs
Group I: EU Member States
Moderator: Costel Bercus, Chair, Roma Education Fund
Rapporteur: Marek Szilvasi, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
Petra Kovacs, Senior Program Manager, Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma
Discussion: How Much Do the Decade Countries Use the Structural Funds for Supporting Roma-Related Policies and Programs?
Group II: Non-EU Countries
Moderator: Robert Liddell, Minister Counselor, Delegation of the EU to Macedonia
Rapporteur: Ognian Drumev, Team Leader of project “Support of the Implementation of the Roma Strategy” in Macedonia
Roma Policy in the Enlargement Context (PDF - 1.9M)
Detlev Boeing, Policy Coordinator, DG Enlargement, European Commission
Discussion: How Much Do the Decade Countries Use IPA Funds for Supporting Roma-Related Policies and Programs?
Session VII: Preliminary Results of the Regional Roma Household Survey
Chair: Ibrahim Ibrahimi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Labor and Social Policy, Macedonia
Rapporteur: Tunde Buzetzky, Facilitator, Decade of Roma Inclusion Secretariat Foundation
Mamta Murthi, Director, World Bank, Human Development Department, Europe and Central Asia Region
Joost De Laat, Economist, World Bank, Europe and Central Asia Region
Closing Remarks
Nezdet Mustafa, Minister, Decade National Coordinator
Visit to Shuto Orizari Municipality of Skopje