AS/Ega (2016) OJ04rev

AS/Ega (2016) OJ 04rev

22 April 2016

Aegaoj04rev_2016

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Revised draft agenda

of the meeting to be held in Stockholm (Sweden) on 17 May 2016

from 9 am to 12.30 pm and from 1.30 to 4 pm

and of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance on 18 May 2016

from 9 am to 12.30 pm

Sveriges riksdag – Swedish Parliament, the Former First Chamber

Address: Riksgatan 2, 100 12 Stockholm

Phone: +46 (0)73 991 93 24

Meeting of the Committee

Tuesday 17 May 2016

9 am -12.30 pm

Welcoming address by the Speaker of the Parliament

1. Agenda

[AS/Ega (2016) OJ 04rev]

Adoption of the revised draft agenda.

2. Minutes

[AS/Ega (2016) PV03]

Approval of the draft minutes of the meeting of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination held in Strasbourg, on 18-21 April 2016 of the meeting of the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence held in Strasbourg on 20 April 2016.

3. Guaranteeing equal rights and protecting women against violence in the armed forces

Rapporteur: Ms Maryvonne Blondin, France, SOC

[AS/Ega (2016) 20]

Consideration and adoption of a draft report and draft resolution.

10 am

4. Equality and non-discrimination: focus on Sweden

Exchange of views with Ms Åsa Regnér, Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality, Ministry of Health and Social Affairs of Sweden.

Coffee break

5. International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (17 May)

Consideration for approval of a statement proposed by the General Rapporteur on the Rights of LGBT people.

6. Work programme

[AS/Ega/Inf (2016) 01rev03]

- Appointment of a General Rapporteur on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTs) people;

- Declaration of absence of conflict of interest from Ms Gisela Wurm (Austria, SOC) for the report “Gender equality and child maintenance”.

7. Appointment of representatives

Invitation to Ms Françoise Hetto-Gaasch (Luxembourg, EPP/CD) to participate in a meeting on “Families in a Changing Society – on the road to equal parenthood. Solutions in the European context and their chances and risks for families in Europe”, to be held on 22 September 2016, in Berlin (Germany) subject to the availability of funds.

8. Reporting back

Ms Elena Centemero (Italy, EPP/CD) on her participation in the 9th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) of the Council of Europe, on 28 April 2016 in Strasbourg (France).

Lunch break

1.30 – 4 pm

9. A holistic approach: the Swedish way to gender equality

- Introductory remarks by Mr Jonas Gunnarsson, Chairperson of the Swedish delegation to PACE;

- Hearing with the participation of (speakers to be confirmed):

· Ms Åsa Eldén, Senior Policy Specialist on Gender Equality at the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency;

· Ms Elin Bjarnegård, Researcher at Uppsala University, specialised on comparative politics with a particular focus on gender;

· Ms Nana Kalandadze, Programme Manager in Gender Issues, International IDEA, Stockholm.

10. Promoting the inclusion of Roma and Travellers

Rapporteur: Mr Tobias Zech, Germany, EPP/CD

[AS/Ega (2016) 22; AS/Ega/Inf(2016)09]

Communication of the rapporteur on his fact-finding visits to Hungary (1-2 April 2016) and Bulgaria (25-27 April 2016).

11. Protecting refugee women from gender-based violence

Rapporteur: Ms Gisela Wurm, Austria, SOC

[AS/Ega (2016) 21]

Consideration of an introductory memorandum.

12. Free debate

13. Any other business

14. Next meetings

- Strasbourg, during the 3^rdpart-session 2016 of the Assembly (20-24 June 2016);

- Paris, 9 September 2016;

- Strasbourg, during the 4^th part-session 2016 of the Assembly (10-14 October 2016);

- Paris, 5 December 2016.

4 pm

Guided tour of the Swedish Parliament

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Meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance

Wednesday 18 May 2016, 9 am – 12.30 pm

1. Agenda

[AS/Ega/Alliance (2016) 0J01]

Adoption of the draft agenda.

2. Minutes

[AS/Ega/Alliance (2015) PV04]

Consideration of the minutes of the meeting of the No Hate Parliamentary Alliance held in Strasbourg on 29 September 2015, already approved by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination on 2 December 2015.

3. Hearing on anti-Gypsism

9.15 am

Introductory speech by Ms Alice Bah Kuhnke, Minister for Culture and Democracy of Sweden.

Round table 1: anti-Gypsism in politics, in public discourse and violent acts

Moderator: Ms Milena Santerini, PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, co-ordinator of the Alliance

- Ms Soraya Post, member of the European Parliament, co-Chair of ARDI (European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup);

- Mr Martin Collins, Additional member of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention on the Protection of National Minorities in respect of Ireland, Pavee Point Traveller and Roma Centre, Ireland.

Coffee break

Round table 2: anti-Gypsism, access to housing and forced evictions

Moderator: Mr Viorel Riceard Badea, Chairperson of the Sub-committee on the Rights of Minorities of the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

- Access to housing and forced evictions of Roma nationals or migrants: representative of the European Roma Rights Centre (to be confirmed);

- An example of good practices in overcoming discrimination against Roma in the field of housing

(Speaker from “the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”).

Summing up of discussions

Mr Thomas Hammarberg, Chair of the Swedish Commission against Antigypsyism, former Human Rights Commissioner of the Council of Europe (to be confirmed).

Conclusions

Ms Milena Santerini, PACE General Rapporteur on combating racism and intolerance, co-ordinator of the Alliance.