27 October 2016                                                                                                                                   

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AD HOC COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS ON ROMA AND TRAVELER[1] ISSUES

(CAHROM)

12^th CAHROM MEETING

Strasbourg, Council of Europe, Room 9 in Palais de l’Europe, 15-18 November 2016

DRAFT ANNOTATED AGENDA

Tuesday, 15 November 2016(Palais de l’Europe, Room 9)

09h00-09h15         I. OPENING OF THE 12^th CAHROM MEETING AND ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

[CAHROM (2016)18prov2 Final draft annotated agenda of the 12^th plenary meeting]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

-              Opening of the 12^th CAHROM meeting and welcome address by the CAHROM Chair.

-              Opening and welcome address by Mr Valeriu NICOLAE, Special Representative of the Secretary General (SRSG) of the Council of Europe for Roma issues

-              Adoption of the agenda of the 12^th CAHROM meeting.

09h15-11h15         II. CAHROM’S WORKING METHODS AND CONTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE’S AGENDA ON ROMA AND TRAVELLER ISSUES

[CAHROM (2016)2 Revised CAHROM Terms of Reference for the years 2016-2017; CAHROM (2016)14 Abridged report of the 11^th CAHROM meeting; SG/Inf(2015)16 Council of Europe’s updated agenda on Roma inclusion (2015-2019); SG/Inf(2015)38Council of Europe’s Thematic Action Plan for the Inclusion of Roma and Travellers (2016-2019); Strategic Guidelines for the European Alliance of Cities and Regions for the Inclusion of Roma and Travellers for 2016-2019]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

09h15-10h00          a) Review of the impact, outcome and follow-up given to CAHROM thematic visits and thematic reports endorsed between 2012 and mid-2016

[CAHROM (2016)11 Review of the impact, outcome and follow-up given to CAHROM thematic visits and reports endorsed between 2012 and mid-2016, including its Appendix 1 Questionnaire to the CAHROM on thematic visits/reports; Appendix 2 Replies received to the questionnaire and Appendix 3  Thematic groups and statistics for the years 2012-2016]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

-                 Ms Małgorzata RÓŻYCKÁ, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues, I-CARE unit: presentation of the review document prepared by the Secretariat based on replies received from experts having participated in thematic groups and visits.

-                 Comments and discussion.

-                 Conclusions on the follow-up to be given to this document, including its possible submission to the Committee of Ministers via the GR-SOC for their information.

10h00-10h15          b) CAHROM website

-                 Presentation of the new CAHROM website by Mr Robert RUSTEM, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues, I-CARE Unit.

-                 Any suggestions on ways to improve the CAHROM website and visibility of its work.

10h15-11h15          c) Introduction by Mr Valeriu NICOLAE, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma Issues, of his views concerning the working methods of the Committee, its composition and its possible contribution to the Council of Europe and international agenda on Roma and Traveller-related issues.

-                 Discussion inter alia on:

o   the SRSG’s intervention and proposals made;

o   on how the CAHROM can participate in the preparation of relevant activities launched by the Council of Europe, particularly within the “Thematic Action Plan on the Inclusion of Roma and Travellers (2016-2019)” and contribute to its implementation and follow-up[2] as well as to any new initiatives proposed by the SRSG;

o   the way to organise future joint meetings between the CAHROM and Roma and Traveller civil society in the framework of the Council of Europe’s dialogue mechanism with Roma and Travellers.

-                 Conclusions under agenda item II.

11h15-11h45     Coffee break

11h45-12h30         III. PROPOSED THEMATIC GROUPS AND VISITS FOR 2017

[CAHROM (2016)3rev5 List of thematic groups/visits for 2017; CAHROM (2013)26 Guidelines for thematic groups and visits; CAHROM (2016)14 Report of the 11^th CAHROM Bureau meeting]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

Brief confirmation of topics and composition of future CAHROM thematic groups:

-                 Mr Andriy YURASH (Ukraine): confirmation of hosting a thematic visit on challenges and best practices in implementing national Roma inclusion strategies (including measures for solving personal identification documents and for improving access to social services) to be held in early 2017. Information about possible dates, venue and agenda. Confirmation from interested partner countries (Republic of Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Serbia and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”).

-                 Ms Christa ACHLEITNER (Austria) and Mr Dieter HALWACHS (Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages): information about the agenda of the thematic visit on the protection, preservation and teaching of languages spoken by Roma, Sinti and Yenish (including ways to handle the opposition of traditional communities to have their language written and taught) to be held in Graz on 29-31 March 2016 with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland,  Germany, Poland, Slovenia and Switzerland as partner countries.

-                 Ms Gražina SLUSHKO (Lithuania): confirmation of hosting a thematic visit on Roma mediation and its institutionalisation (with a focus on Roma school mediators and assistants) to be held in Spring 2017. Information about possible dates, venue and agenda. Confirmation of interested partner countries (Latvia, Republic of Moldova, Poland, Portugal and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”).

-                 Ms Irakli KOKAIA (Georgia): confirmation of hosting a thematic visit on the situation and challenges of eastern Roma groups (Roma from Anatolia and Caucasus, Dom/Garachi/Karachi, Lom/Bosha/Posha and Abdal) to be held in 2017. Information about possible dates, venue and agenda. Confirmation of interested partner countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Russian Federation and Turkey).

-                 Ms Zeynep HAN AKIN (Turkey): confirmation of hosting a thematic visit on Roma access to employment (with a focus on Roma women and youth) to be held in the autumn 2017. Information about possible dates, venue and agenda. Confirmation of interested partner countries (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Poland, Spain and “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”).

-                 Discussion on additional proposed themes identified at the last plenary meeting:

o      Remembrance and teaching of Roma history proposed by the Republic of Moldova;

o      Practices on Roma integration policies and coordination in countries with a small Roma population proposed by Latvia;

o      Impact of traditions and culture in Roma policy development and implementation proposed by Poland and supported by Slovenia;

o      Education proposed by Greece with a focus on how to motivate Roma children to learn, including through digital education proposed by the Republic of Moldova;

o      Access to justice proposed by the Secretariat.

-                 Conclusions of agenda item III and endorsement by the Committee of the updated list of 2017 CAHROM thematic groups and visits and their composition and of a provisional list for 2018, pending approval by the Committee of Ministers of CAHROM Terms of Reference for 2018-2019.

12h30-14h00         Lunch break

14h00-16h10         IV. CO-ORDINATION AMONG INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ON THEIR ROMA-RELATED THEMATIC PRIORITIES FOR THE YEARS 2016-2017 AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS AT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

[CAHROM (2016)18 Written contributions on recent developments]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

14h00-15h30      b) European Union/Council of Europe joint programmes and cooperation

-                 Mr Dominique BE, European Commision (DG Employment), and Ms Ana OPRISAN, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues, Strategic Partnerships Unit: developments concerning ROMACT3, with a focus on the twinning process between Western and Eastern municipalities.

-                 Ms Christel De JONGE, European Commision (DG EAC), and Mr Marcos ANDRADE, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues, Strategic Partnerships Unit: developments concerning ROMED.

-                 Ms Marta GARCIA-FIDALGO, European Commission (DG-NEAR), and Ms Aurora AILINCAI Head of the Strategic Partnerships Unit, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues: developments concerning ROMACTED.

-                 Mr Massimo SERPIERI, European Commision (DG JUST), and Ms Isabela MIHALACHE, Support Team of the SRSG for Roma Issues, I-CARE Unit: developments concerning JUSTROM (Roma and Traveller women’s access to justice).

-                 Ms Sheena KELLER, European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA): developments about the Local Engagement for Roma Inclusion (LERI) project, as well as the template of Structure-Process-Outcome (S-P-O) indicators.

-                 Mr Ján HERO (Slovak Republic): Information on activities under the Slovak Presidency of the EU Council in the second half of 2016 under the theme of Roma integration.

-                 Questions and answers.

15h30-16h10 c) Recent developments at national level

[CAHROM (2016)18 Written contributions on recent developments]

-                 Mr Deniss KRETALOVS (Latvia) presents the results of the 2015 research entitled “Roma in Latvia” which includes ethnic-based data and statistics.

-                 Ms Zeynep HAN AKIN (Turkey) presents the recently adopted Strategy Document for Roma Citizens and the First Phase Action Plan.

-                 Mr Roberto BORTONE (Italy) gives feedback of a Roma youth seminar organised by UNAR in Rome on 17 October 2016, and presents the results of a call addressed to Italian NGOs on the empowerment of Roma women and young people.

-                 Questions and answers.

-                 Conclusions and possible follow-upto be given to agenda item IV.

16h10-16h40         Coffee break

16h40-17h30         V. REMEMBRANCE, ROMA HISTORY TEACHING, DOSTA! AND ANTI-GYPSYISM

[Final report and recommendations of the joint ERTF/International Holocaust Roma Alliance (IHRA)/CoE Conference “Forgotten Voices-The Holocaust of the Roma” held in the Romanian Parliament, 6-7 April 2016;Report of the OSCE-ODIHR/Council of Europe/Central Council of German Sinti and Roma Conferene “Confronting Anti-Gypsyism, Berlin, 6 September 2016]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

-                 Ms Aurora AILINCAI, Head of the Strategic Partnerships Unit, SRSG Support Team: update on the joint CoE/OSCE-ODIHR website on the genocide of the Roma[3] and the Council of Europe’s work on remembrance of the Roma Holocaust/genocide.

-                 Ms Mirjam KAROLY, OSCE/ODIHR: Up-date on programmatic priorities 2017-2018 and Roma and Sinti related events of the German OSCE Chairman-in-Office, including the Conference on Confronting Anti-Gypsysim (Berlin, 6 Septembre 2016).

-                 Mr Martin MARTINEK (Czech Republic): brief feedback from his participation at the OSCE-ODIHR/Council of Europe Conference on Confronting Anti-Gypsysim (Berlin, 6 Septembre 2016).

-                 Mr Jan HERO (Slovak Republic): brief feedback of the Dosta! media training on ethical reporting for Slovak journalists (Donovaly, 2-3 November 2016).

-                 Ms Agnieszka GAJEWSKA (Poland): brief feedback on the non-discrimination training forthe police (Wroclaw, 18-21 April 2016).

-                 Conclusions and follow-up to be given to agenda item V, including the feasibility and relevance for the CAHROM to draft a recommendation for the Committee of Ministers on the inclusion of teaching of Roma history/genocide in school curricula.

17h30-18h00         VI. ROMANI ARTS AND CULTURE

-                 Recent developments concerning the European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) by:

                                       i.          Mr Thorsten AFFLERBACH, Head of the Support Team of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma issues;

                                      ii.          Ms Antonia ZAHN (CAHROM member on behalf of Germany).

-                 Discussion on the role and contribution of the CAHROM in relation to European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture (ERIAC) and vice-versa.

-                 Conclusions and follow-up to be given to agenda item VI.

18h00                   CLOSE OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE CAHROM PLENARY MEETING

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Wednesday, 16 November 2016 (Palais de l’Europe, room 9)

08h30-09h00         Registration of participants[5]

09h00-18h00     VII. DIALOGUE MEETING BETWEEN THE CAHROM AND ROMA AND TRAVELLER CIVIL SOCIETY

[Reports of the 1st and 2^nd meetings of the new Council of Europe dialogue mechanism with Roma and Traveller civil society; Roma Youth Action Plan; Council of Europe Thematic Action Plan for the Inclusion of Roma and Travellers in Europe 2016-2019]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

09h00-09h30     Opening session

-       (tbc)Ambassador Katrin KIVI, Permanent Representative of Estonia to the Council of Europe on behalf of the Estonian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

-       Ms Snezana SAMARDZIC-MARKOVIC, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe

-       Mr Valeriu NICOLAE, Special Representative of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe for Roma Issues

09h30-12h15     General introduction about Roma Youth and Travelling Way of Life

Speakers:

-       Ms Françoise KEMPF, Office of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights: protecting the travelling way of life and combating hostility towards Travellers

-       Ms Martine SERLINGER (France, Gypsies and Travellers International Evangelical Fellowship - GATIEF): challenges faced by Travellers in Europe.

-       Mr Fred SCARROT (United Kingdom, Gypsies and Travellers International Evangelical Fellowship - GATIEF): Positive assets of nomadic way of lifes.

-       Representative of the Youth Department: the situation of Roma youth and Roma youth organisations in Europe in comparison with non-Roma youth/non-Roma youth organisations

-       Mr Michal MIKO (Czech Republic, Forum of European Roma Young People - FERYP): key challenges faced by Roma youth in Europe and challenges at the level of the European policy with a focus on EU funding and Roma youth.

-       Questions and answers, general discussion.

12h15-12h30     Information by the Secretariat about afternoon parallel working group sessions.

12h30-14h00     Lunch break

14h00-17h00     Parallel working sessions

17h00-18h00     Plenary session: exchange of views with the CAHROM members on questions agreed upon and circulated in advance by the Roma and Traveller civil society

[Questions from the Roma and Traveller civil society addressed to CAHROM members]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

18h00               CLOSE OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE CAHROM PLENARY MEETING

Thursday, 17 November 2016 (Palais de l’Europe, room 9)

09h00-09h15     Logistical information provided by the Secretariat before splitting participants into parallel working groups.

09h30-12h30     VIII. EXAMINATION OF THEMATIC REPORTS

12h00-12h15         Break to allow participants to come back to the plenary conference room

12h15-13h00         Debriefing session (in plenary)

Chair: Mr Branko SOCANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

                       i.             Debriefing of the four working groups by the Rapporteurs (up to 7 minutes each).

                      ii.             Comments on the thematic reports.

                     iii.             Endorsement by the Committee of thematic reports and/or their conclusions.

13h00-14h30                 Lunch break [deadline for submitting applications to the 2017 CAHROM Bureau elections]

14h30-16h00         IX. EXCHANGE WITHN RAPPORTEURS ON ROMA FROM OTHER COUNCIL OF EUROPE SECTORS/COMMITTEES AND ON THE EUROPEAN ALLIANCE OF CITIES AND REGIONS FOR THE INCLUSION OF ROMA AND TRAVELLERS

[Council of Europe’s Strategy for the Rights of the Child 2016-2021;CAHROM (2015)8 Thematic report on child/early and forced marriages within Roma communities]

Chair: Ms Tatjana ANDJELIC (Montenegro, Vice-Chair of the CAHROM)

§  Ms Svetlana GELEVA, Rapporteur on Roma, Steering Committee for Human Rights (CDDH);

§  (tbc) Ms Eva MASAROVÁ, Rapporteur on Roma, Joint Council on Youth;

§  (tbc) Mr Alexis RINCKENBACH, Rapporteur on Roma, Ad hoc Committee for the Rights of the Child (CAHENF);

§  (tbc) Mr Tobias ZECH, Rapporteur on Roma, PACE Commission on Equality and Non-Discrimination;

§  Mr John WARMISHAM, Rapporteur on Roma and Travellers, Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

§  Questions and anwers, involving also other CoE sectors present (ECRI, ECRML, etc.).

16h00-16h30         Coffee break

16h30-18h00         X. ELECTIONS OF THE 2017 CAHROM BUREAU AND NOMINATION OF COMMITTEE RAPPORTEURS

Chair: Mr Thorsten Afflerbach, Head of the Support Team of the Special Representative of the Secretary General for Roma issues

16h30-17h30

a)     Elections of the 2017 CAHROM Bureau

[CAHROM (2016)2 Revised CAHROM Terms of Reference for the years 2016-2017; CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods CAHROM (2016)27 Information note on CAHROM Bureau elections for the year 2017]

                    i.          The Secretariat recalls the rules for the elections of the Bureau.

                   ii.          Brief self-introduction of candidates.

                  iii.          Election of a Chair.

                  iv.          Election of a Vice-Chair.

                   v.          Election of the third Bureau member.

17h30-18h00

b)    Nomination of Committee rapporteurs and substitutes on gender equality, youth, children and anti-Gypsyism respectively

[CAHROM (2015)25 Updated Guidelines for Rapporteurs on gender equality, for Roma youth, for Roma children, and on anti-Gypsyism and hate crime and their nomination]

                 i.             The Secretariat recalls the function of the rapporteurs according to the Updated Guidelines for Rapporteurs adopted by the CAHROM at its 10^th meeting.

                ii.             Decision to prolong the mandate of the four CAHROM Rapporteurs until the end of 2017 or on the nomination of new rapporteurs based on self-nomination or suggestions of current rapporteurs if the latter decline the extension of their mandate or are elected to the Bureau.

               iii.             Nomination of substitutes to rapporteurs based on self-nomination.

18h00               CLOSE OF THE THIRD DAY OF THE CAHROM PLENARY MEETING

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Friday, 18 November 2016 (Palais de l’Europe, room 9)

09h00-10h30         XI. DISCUSSION ON A DRAFT CM RECOMMENDATION ON IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOR ROMA AND TRAVELLERS IN EUROPE

[CAHROM (2016)22prov2 Draft CM Recommendation on  improving access to justice for Roma and Travellers in Europe; CAHROM (2016)23 Report of the 1^st meeting of the drafting group; CAHROM (2016)24 Report of the 2^nd meeting of the drafting group; CAHROM (2016)25rev Comments received  the draft CM Recommendation; updated ECtHR factsheets on Roma and Traveller related case-law]

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

-            Mr Adam WEISS, European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) and Mr Dezideriu GERGELY, Council of Europe HELP certified trainer for Council of Europe’s non-discrimination training programme with a Roma focus: presentation of a draft CM Recommendation on improving access to justice for Roma and Travellers based on the outcome and conclusions of the 2^nd CAHROM drafting group held in Paris on 16 September 2016. Discussion, comments and proposals.

-            Discussion, comments and proposed amendments to the draft.

-            Conclusions and follow-up to agenda item XI.

10h30-11h00         Coffee break

11h00-12h30         XII. ARRANGEMENTS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE AGENDA OF THE NEXT PLENARY MEETING

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

-         Assessment by CAHROM participants of the 12^th CAHROM plenary meeting, including any new working methods introduced.

-           Mr Martin MARTINEK (Czech Republic): information about the 13^th CAHROM meeting to be hosted by the Czech chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in Prague in May 2017, including about any field visit.

-         Proposals by the Committee and decisions on topics to be included in the agenda of the next plenary meeting, as well as possible ad hoc speakers to be invited.

-            Ms Eleni KALLINIKOU (Greece): confirmation of Greece’s proposal to host a CAHROM plenary meeting in 2018, pending approval by the Committee of Ministers of CAHROM Terms of Reference for 2018-2019.

-            Any proposals from CAHROM members for hosting a CAHROM meeting in 2019.

-            Conclusions under agenda item XII.

12h30-13h00         XIII. ADOPTION OF THE LIST OF DECISIONS

Chair: Mr Branko SOČANAC (Croatia, Chair of the CAHROM)

                            [CAHROM (2016)30prov Draft list of decisions]

-            Adoption of the list of decisions by the Committee.

                                                                                                                    

13h00                   CLOSE OF THE 12^th CAHROM PLENARY MEETING

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