This document provides an agenda for a conference on East-West cooperation for Roma inclusion between cities. The conference will include presentations on implementing the EU Roma Framework at the local level, as well as panels on pilot projects focused on employment, education, and awareness raising. There will be opportunities for networking and discussion on partnerships. The goal is to support the objectives of the EU in promoting Roma inclusion through sharing best practices and experiences across cities in employment, education, and social policies.

1. East-West cooperation on cities for
Roma inclusion
EUROCITIES 1 Square de Meeus Brussels Luxembourg Room
THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER
Morning session
9.00
Registration
9.15
Welcome and introduction
Kálmán Mizsei - Open Society Foundations
Jan Balliu - city of Ghent, Chair of EUROCITIES Roma Task Force
9.30
The local implementation of the EU Roma Framework
Presentation of the EU Roma Framework
Emma Toledano Laredo, Head of Unit, DG Employment, European Commission
Axelle Cheney, Deputy Roma Team Leader, DG Justice, European Commission
Panel with political representatives from cities
Moderator: Paul Bevan, Secretary General, EUROCITIES
Panelists:Glad Varga, Councillor, Arad
Monika Lüke, Senate Commissioner for Integration&Migration, Berlin
Sebastian Radu, Vice-Mayor, Buzau
Soryia Siddique, Councillor, Glasgow
Robert Hammarstrand, vice-mayor, Gothenburg
Oystein Eriksen Soreide, Vice-Mayor, Oslo
Roger Stone, Councillor, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Anna König Jerlmyr, Vice-Mayor, Stockholm
11.30 Coffee break
12.00 Parallel Sessions
Closed-door
political
discussion on next steps and
partnership
Presentation of pilot projects
on employment
MEEUS ROOM
LUXEMBOURG ROOM
13.00 Lunch
Moderator: Irina Faion
Commentary: Cornelia Andrei,
European Commission, DG
Employment
Deyan Kolev, Center AMALIPE

2. Afternoon session
14.00 Presentation of pilot projects on children and education
Moderator: Boyan Zahariev, Open Society Institute Sofia
Commentary from Dora Husz, DG Employment, European Commission
Cristina Diaciuc, STEA Association
15.00 Networking coffee break
Speed networking sessions on initiatives from Satu Mare, Nantes and
Tundzha
15.30 Presentation of pilot projects on awareness raising activities
Moderator: Denisa Naidin, EUROCITIES
Commentary from Axelle Cheney, DG Justice, European Commission
Ivan Ivanov, European Roma Information Office
16.30 Conclusions and next steps
With support from:
This initiative is supported under the European Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity (20072013). This programme was established to financially support the implementation of the objectives of the European
Union in the employment and social affairs area, as set out in the Social Agenda.