Roundtable discussion

“Social inclusion of all persons and in particular of all persons in vulnerable situations and the effectiveness of rights”

Wednesday 27 May 2015

Ensuring social inclusion by reducing poverty
 

European Commission ‘s work against discrimination  and the new Report on Youth Discrimination In The European Union

Mr. Massimo Serpieri
Deputy Head of Unit D3 – Non-discrimination policies and Roma coordination, DG Justice and Consumers, European Commission
 

Example - Austria

Services to reduce youth unemployment and lack of occupation – NEET

(NEET - Not in education, employment or training)

Mr. Franz Svehla,

Department for Bilateral Relations and International Organizations, Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection, Austria

Example – Belgium

Service to fight against poverty, insecurity and social exclusion on the local and federal level

Ms. Francoise De Boe,
coordinator, Combat Poverty, Insecurity and Social Exclusion Service

Measures required to make rights effectively accessible to vulnerable persons

Example  - Italy

Prevention of institutionalization of children from vulnerable families – P.I.P.P.I.

Prof. Paola Milani,

National scientific coordinator for the project, Padua University, Italy

Example - Netherlands

Effective inclusion of transgender persons in the society

Mr Sjoerd Warmerdam,

Policy Advisor, Directorate for Gender and LGBT Equality, Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands

Ms. Julia Ehrt,
Executive Director, Transgender Europe

Inclusion of vulnerable groups in the drafting of legislation and policies

Inclusion of individuals/ groups of individuals via the work of INGO to the work of CoE

Ms. Anna Rurka

President of the Conference of the INGOs of the Council of Europe

Example - Bulgaria

• Consultations with NGOs

Ms. Nadejda Harizanova, Bulgaria

Example – Finland

• Statutory Participatory Mechanisms

• Good practice on the participation of the LGBTI people into official decision-making

Ms. Martina Törnkvist,
Senior officer, International Affairs Unit, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Finland

Ms. Aija Salo,
Secretary General, Seta – LGBTI Rights in Finland