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Conference-debate on “Roma people, Street Work and EU policies”

16 October 2012, 14h00 – 18h00

European Parliament, Brussels, Room P1 A 002

Programme

Host MEP: Véronique De Keyser

14h00 – 14h15

Welcome by Veronique De Keyser MEP, Vice President of the S&D Group

Opening remarks by Edwin de Boevé, Director, Dynamo International – Street Workers Network

Chair : Niccolo Milanese, European Alternatives

14h15 – 15h00 Video-reportage « From Charybde to Scylla » on Roma children in Serbia (26’), introduced by:

Bernard De Vos, General Delegate of the French Community of Belgium for Child Rights

Caroline Intrand, Coordination and initiatives for refugees and foreigners (CIRE`)

15h00 – 16h00 Panel Discussion on Roma Integration in the EU

· European Commission representatives from DG Employment and DG Justice

· Sara Montipò, La Rupe NGO, Italy, Coordinator of the “Roma people and Street Work” EU project

· Verena Knaus, Senior Policy Adviser at UNICEF Brussels EU Office

· ERIO representative – European Roma Information Office

· Djuro Toroman, Program Coordinator, Initiative for Development and Cooperation, Serbia

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

16h00 – 16h15 Break for refreshment

Roma Photo Exhibitions by Cultural Presence and Action (PAC) - Roma and Travelers Mediation Center

16h15 – 16h30 Housing situation of Roma people: Transition Project video (10’)

Introduced by Valbona Hystuna, Transition Project partner, ARSIS, Greece

16h30 – 17h20 Panel Discussion on Living Conditions of Roma People and Street Work

· Humberto Garcia Gonzalez-Gordon, Deputy Director of Institutional Action and Local Development,

Fundacion Secretariado Gitanos, Spain

· Ahmed Ahkim, Director, Roma and Travelers Mediation Center, Belgium, co-author of "Roma,

chronicles of the undesigned integration"

· Etienne Liebig, Street Worker, author of « The Political Utility of the Roma », France

· Patrizia Marani, SRAP project coordinator - Addiction Prevention within Roma and Sinti

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

17h20 – 18h00

Presentation of Policy recommendations from the Roma People and Street Work Project

by Cristian Suciu, European Alternatives, project partner

Concluding Remarks by host MEP Véronique De Keyser, Vittorio Prodi MEP and Livia Járóka MEP

For inscriptions: mari.fresu@travail-de-rue.net

Conference-debate on “Roma people, Street Work and EU policies”

16 October 2012, 14h00 – 18h00

European Parliament, Brussels, Room P1 A 002

Programme

Host MEP: Véronique De Keyser

14h00 – 14h15

Welcome by Veronique De Keyser MEP, Vice President of the S&D Group

Opening remarks by Edwin de Boevé, Director, Dynamo International – Street Workers Network

Chair : Niccolo Milanese, European Alternatives

14h15 – 15h00 Video-reportage « From Charybde to Scylla » on Roma children in Serbia (26’), introduced by:

Bernard De Vos, General Delegate of the French Community of Belgium for Child Rights

Caroline Intrand, Coordination and initiatives for refugees and foreigners (CIRE`)

15h00 – 16h00 Panel Discussion on Roma Integration in the EU

· European Commission representatives from DG Employment and DG Justice

· Sara Montipò, La Rupe NGO, Italy, Coordinator of the “Roma people and Street Work” EU project

· Verena Knaus, Senior Policy Adviser at UNICEF Brussels EU Office

· ERIO representative – European Roma Information Office

· Djuro Toroman, Program Coordinator, Initiative for Development and Cooperation, Serbia

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

16h00 – 16h15 Break for refreshment

Roma Photo Exhibitions by Cultural Presence and Action (PAC) - Roma and Travelers Mediation Center

16h15 – 16h30 Housing situation of Roma people: Transition Project video (10’)

Introduced by Valbona Hystuna, Transition Project partner, ARSIS, Greece

16h30 – 17h20 Panel Discussion on Living Conditions of Roma People and Street Work

· Humberto Garcia Gonzalez-Gordon, Deputy Director of Institutional Action and Local Development,

Fundacion Secretariado Gitanos, Spain

· Ahmed Ahkim, Director, Roma and Travelers Mediation Center, Belgium, co-author of "Roma,

chronicles of the undesigned integration"

· Etienne Liebig, Street Worker, author of « The Political Utility of the Roma », France

· Patrizia Marani, SRAP project coordinator - Addiction Prevention within Roma and Sinti

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

17h20 – 18h00

Presentation of Policy recommendations from the Roma People and Street Work Project

by Cristian Suciu, European Alternatives, project partner

Concluding Remarks by host MEP Véronique De Keyser, Vittorio Prodi MEP and Livia Járóka MEP

For inscriptions: mari.fresu@travail-de-rue.net

Conférence-débat "Roms, travail de rue et politiques européennes"

16 Octobre 2012, 14h00 - 18h00

Parlement européen, Bruxelles, Salle P1 A 002

Programme

Sous le parrainage de Véronique De Keyser, MPE (S&D)

14h00 – 14h15

Ouverture de la journée

Véronique De Keyser, députée européenne, vice-présidente du groupe Socialistes et Démocrates

Edwin de Boevé, directeur Dynamo International - Réseau International des travailleurs sociaux de rue

Modérateur: Niccolo Milanese, Alternatives Européennes

14h15 – 15h00: Vidéo-reportage « De Charybde à Scylla » sur les enfants Roms en Serbie (26’), présenté par :

Bernard De Vos, Délégué général aux droits de l'enfant de la Communauté française de Belgique

Caroline Intrand, Coordination et Initiatives pour les réfugiés et les étrangers (CIRE`)

15h00 – 16h00 Panel de discussion sur l'intégration des Roms dans l'UE

· Commission européenne, représentants de la DG Emploi et DG Justice

· Sara Montipò, La Rupe asbl, Italie, coordinateur du projet européen “Roms et travail de rue”

· Verena Knaus, chargée de questions politiques, Bureau UNICEF-UE à Bruxelles

· ERIO – European Roma Information Office

· Djuro Toroman, coordinateur, Initiative pour le développement et la coopération, Serbie

· Une personne Rom

Questions et discussion avec la salle

16h00 – 16h15 Pause-café et expos photos Roms de Présence et Action Culturelle - Centre Médiation Gens Voyage

16h15 – 16h30 Conditions de logement des Roms: vidéo du projet européen Transition (10’)

Introduction par Valbona Hystuna, partenaire du projet Transition, ARSIS, Grèce

16h30 – 17h20 Panel de discussion sur les conditions de vie des Roms et le travail de rue

· Humberto Garcia Gonzalez-Gordon, directeur adjoint, Fundacion Secretariado Gitanos, Espagne

· Ahmed Ahkim, director du Centre de Mediation des Gens du Voyage et des Roms en Wallonie, coauteur

de “Les Roms, chroniques d’une intégration impensée”

· Etienne Liebig, travailleur de rue, auteur de « La peur populaire transformée en racisme d'Etat,

l'utilité politique des Roms", France

· Patrizia Marani, coordinatrice du projet européen SRAP sur la prévention de la toxicomanie au sein

des communautés Roms et Sintis

· Une personne Rom

Questions et discussion avec la salle

17h20 – 18h00

Présentation des recommandations politiques du projet “Roms et travail de rue”

Cristian Suciu, Alternatives Européennes, partenaire du projet

Conclusions : Véronique De Keyser, Vittorio Prodi et Livia Járóka MPE

Inscriptions: mari.fresu@travail-de-rue.net

Conference-debate on “Roma people, Street Work and EU policies”

16 October 2012, 14h00 – 18h00

European Parliament, Brussels, Room P1 A 002

Programme

Host MEP: Véronique De Keyser

14h00 – 14h15

Welcome by Veronique De Keyser MEP, Vice President of the S&D Group

Opening remarks by Edwin de Boevé, Director, Dynamo International – Street Workers Network

Chair : Niccolo Milanese, European Alternatives

14h15 – 15h00 Video-reportage « From Charybde to Scylla » on Roma children in Serbia (26’), introduced by:

Bernard De Vos, General Delegate of the French Community of Belgium for Child Rights

Caroline Intrand, Coordination and initiatives for refugees and foreigners (CIRE`)

15h00 – 16h00 Panel Discussion on Roma Integration in the EU

· European Commission representatives from DG Employment and DG Justice

· Sara Montipò, La Rupe NGO, Italy, Coordinator of the “Roma people and Street Work” EU project

· Verena Knaus, Senior Policy Adviser at UNICEF Brussels EU Office

· ERIO representative – European Roma Information Office

· Djuro Toroman, Program Coordinator, Initiative for Development and Cooperation, Serbia

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

16h00 – 16h15 Break for refreshment

Roma Photo Exhibitions by Cultural Presence and Action (PAC) - Roma and Travelers Mediation Center

16h15 – 16h30 Housing situation of Roma people: Transition Project video (10’)

Introduced by Valbona Hystuna, Transition Project partner, ARSIS, Greece

16h30 – 17h20 Panel Discussion on Living Conditions of Roma People and Street Work

· Humberto Garcia Gonzalez-Gordon, Deputy Director of Institutional Action and Local Development,

Fundacion Secretariado Gitanos, Spain

· Ahmed Ahkim, Director, Roma and Travelers Mediation Center, Belgium, co-author of "Roma,

chronicles of the undesigned integration"

· Etienne Liebig, Street Worker, author of « The Political Utility of the Roma », France

· Patrizia Marani, SRAP project coordinator - Addiction Prevention within Roma and Sinti

· A Roma person

Questions & Discussion with the floor

17h20 – 18h00

Presentation of Policy recommendations from the Roma People and Street Work Project

by Cristian Suciu, European Alternatives, project partner

Concluding Remarks by host MEP Véronique De Keyser, Vittorio Prodi MEP and Livia Járóka MEP

For inscriptions: mari.fresu@travail-de-rue.net

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