Ligestillingsudvalget 2014-15 (1. samling)
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Joint Conference
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, NON-DISCRIMINATION
AND THE PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE GROUPS, INCLUDING LGBTI
Members of the Pre-Accession Countries' Parliaments
and the European Parliament
in cooperation with
Italian Presidency of the Council of the EU
and
European Commission
Tirana
20-21 November 2014
Meeting location: Sheraton Hotel, Sheshi Italia, Tirana 1000 (tbc)
DRAFT PROGRAMME
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Thursday 20 November 2014
15:00 – 19:30
Secretariat: Organisational and logistical preparations
20.00-22.00
Dinner offered by the European Parliament
Friday 21 November 2014
08:15-09:00
Arrival and registration of the participants
Chaired by MEP
09:00 – 09:15
Opening session
Introductory speeches by:
Mr Ilir Meta,
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of
Albania (tbc)
Ms Ulrike Lunacek,
Vice-President of the European Parliament for
Western Balkans (tbc)
Mr Erion Velliaj,
Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Albania
(tbc)
09.15 - 09.40
Keynote Speeches - The EU role in ensuring non-discrimination
and the protection of minorities in general
Amb. Gianludovico de Martino di Montegiordano,
President of the
Interministerial Committee for Human Rights (CIDU), Italian
Presidency of the Council of the EU (tbc)
Mr Simon Mordue,
Director, Enlargement Policy and Strategy,
European Commission (tbc)
MEP, Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs (tbc)
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09:40 - 10.20
The EU anti-discrimination legislation with respect to all
minorities
MEP, Member of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home
Affairs (tbc)
Member of the Danish Parliament (tbc)
DG Justice, European Commission (tbc)
Questions and debate
10.20 - 10.35
10.35 - 11:15
Coffee break / Press Point
Safeguarding Fundamental Rights and respect for minorities
within and outside the EU
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (tbc)
Ms Eleni Theocharous,
MEP, Member of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs
MEP, Member of the Sub-Committee on Human Rights
Questions and debate
11.15 - 12.30
Non-discrimination - The civil society assessment covering aspects
of discrimination, freedom of assembly and expression, situation
of media and internet for all minorities
Amnesty International (tbc)
Commissioner for Protection of Equality of Serbia (tbc)
OR
Ombudsman of Bosnia and Herzegovina (tbc)
Questions and debate
12.30 - 14.00
Official lunch offered by the European Commission
14.00 - 14.45
The European Parliament, the Council of Europe and civil society
role in the protection of the fundamental rights with respect to
sexual orientation and gender identity in Western Balkans and
Turkey
Ms Ulrike Lunacek,
Vice-President of the European Parliament for
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Western Balkans, former rapporteur (2014) on homophobia and
discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
(Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs) (tbc)
Member of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (tbc)
Ms Evelyne Paradis,
Executive Director, ILGA Europe (tbc)
Ms Xheni Karaj,
Director, Aleanca against Discrimination, NGO,
Albania
Questions and debate
14.45 - 15.30
Safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens, including LGBTI,
in practice
Mr Jovan Kojicic,
Anti-Discrimination Advisor to the Prime Minister,
Prime Minister's Office, Montenegro (tbc)
Member of Parliament (from one of the Parliaments of the region)
(tbc)
Questions and debate
15.30 - 15.45
15.45 - 16.45
Coffee break
The role of the media in breaking stereotypes and changing
attitudes
Ms Günseli Dum, LISTAG
- voluntary support and solidarity group
for families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans people in
Turkey (Istanbul branch) (tbc)
Mr Srdjan Dragojevic,
Member of the National Assembly of the
Republic of Serbia and director of 'Parada' movie (tbc)
16.45 - 17.15
Closing remarks by the Chair
End of the conference
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