Challenges and Opportunities of Roma in the EU Enlargement Region

Time: 23 April 2026 | 08:15 – 10:15
Venue: European Parliament: Altiero Spinelli, Room A5F385
Organiser: DG ENEST

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Agenda:

Presentation of key findings of the Roma Surveys in Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia (FRA) and Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia (UNDP/World Bank) followed by discussion on shared and country or region specific challenges, as well as opportunities and possible ways forward.

08:30 – 08:45 | Welcome Coffee

Moderator: Petrica Dulgheru, Executive Director, REDI

08:30 – 08:45 | Opening Remarks

MEP Thijs Reuten, (S&D, Netherlands), Committees on AFET, AFCO – Delegations D-AL, ME, MD (video message)
MEP Loránt VINCZE, Group of the European People’s Party, Romania, Committee on Security and Defence, Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, President of the Intergroup on Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages

08:45– 09:40| Presentation of Key Findings: Roma Surveys in the Enlargement Region

Presentation of key findings of the Roma Surveys in Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia (FRA) and Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia (UNDP/World Bank).

Speakers:

Jaroslav Kling, Policy Officer, EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
Muhamet Arifi, UNDP
Valerie Morrica, World Bank
Ina Majko, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection, Albania
Yulian Kondur (Chiricli, Ukraine)

09:40 – 10:10 | Exchange with the audience

10:10 – 10:15 | Closing