Brussels, Belgium | November 8, 2011
A conference hosted under the patronage of European Parliament President Jerzy Buzek and the European Parliament's politicial groups, with George Soros, Founder and Chairman of the Open Society Foundations
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Opening Remarks
Speakers:
Isabelle Durant, Vice President, European Parliament, on behalf of President Buzek
Marian-Jean Marinescu, Vice President of the EPP group, European Parliament
Rebecca Harms, Chair, Greens/EFA group, European Parliament
Francoise Le Bail, Director General, DG Justice, European Commission
George Soros, Founder and Chairman, Open Society Foundations
Zeljko Jovanovic, Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Moderator:
Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society Institute-Brussels
Are Roma benefiting from European policies? What was achieved and what are the basic requirements for future success on Roma Inclusion in Europe?
Speakers:
Livia Jaroka, Member, European Parliament (video message)
Lenia Samuel, Deputy-Director General, DG Employment and Social Affairs
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, Director, Equality Directorate, DG Justice
Kinga Goncz, Member, European Parliament
Dolores Ruiz Bautista, Deputy Director for Social Programs, Ministry of Education, Social Policy and Equality, Spain
Valeriu Nicolae, Roma and Minority Policy Center, Romania
Moderator:
Bernard Rorke, International Research and Advocacy Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Building on the experience of the Decade of Roma Inclusion: How to develop, implement and improve existing national Roma strategies
Speakers:
Nezdet Mustafa, Minister without Portfolio & National Coordinator of the Decade of Roma Inclusion, Macedonia
Gabriela Hrabanova, European Roma Grassroots Organisation Network
Jasenko Selimovic, State Secretary, Ministry for Employment, Sweden
Zoltan Balog, State Secretary, Hungary
Katarina Mathernova, Senior Adviser on Roma Inclusion, World Bank
Ondrej Liska, Open Society Foundations Fellow/Former Minister for Education, Czech Republic
Moderator:
Kalman Mizsei, Making the Most of EU Funds for Roma, Open Society Foundations
Discussion
Role of the European Parliament in monitoring the EU Framework and ensuring a role for Roma in the creation, implementation and evaluation of national Roma strategies
Speakers:
Hannes Swoboda, Member, the European Parliament
Gergely Dezideriu, Director, European Roma Rights Centre
Raul Romeva i Rueda, Member, European Parliament
Magda Matache, Romani CRISS
Lambert van Nistelrooij, Member, European Parliament
Moderator:
Zeljko Jovanovic, Director, Open Society Roma Initiatives
Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Martin Schulz, S&D group
Guy Verhofstadt, ALDE group
Moderator:
Heather Grabbe, Director, Open Society Institute-Brussels