Meeting of the Expert Group for Cooperation on Children at Risk (EGCC)

Agenda

Warsaw, 17th- 19th of November, 2015, Poland

Hotel: Golden Tulip Hotel, Towarowa Str.2,Warsaw

Venue for meeting:Ministry of Labour and Social Policy,Nowogrodzka Str. 1/3/5, Warsaw

Tuesday 17th of November:

12.00 - 13.00Lunch Venue:Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

13.00 - 13.50Welcome and introductions

Introduction by the chair and presentation of the participants

Ms Elżbieta Seredyn, Undersecretary of State - the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Mr Marek Michalak, Ombudsman for Children’s Rights in Poland
Mr Bernd Hemingway, Deputy Director General of the Secretariat CBSS

13.50 - 14.15Reviewing the Estonian Presidency

Expert meeting on alternative care and family support. Tallinn recommendations and action plan 2015-2020. EGCC achievements and progress related to the Children’s Unit

Ms Signe Riisalo,Director of Child Welfare Policy, Estonia

14.15 - 14.45Presenting the Polish presidency

Mr Michał Czyż, Ambassador at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms Katarzyna Napiórkowska, Unit’s Head, Department of Family Policy, Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Ms Teresa Szopińska-Grodzka, Ministry of National Education
Mr Mariusz Tokarski, Ministry of National Education

14.45- 15.00Coffee/tea

15.00- 15.30Adopting the minutes from the March meeting and the Annual Report 2014 - 2015

15.30 – 16.00Presenting the New Sustainable Goals and indicators relevant to child protection

Ms Signe Riisalo, Director of Child Welfare Policy, Estonia
Ms Turid Heiberg, Head of Children’s Unit, CBSS

16.00 – 18.00Presenting and discussing projects of high visibility

Conference on unaccompanied children in Stockholm
UN cross regional conference in Stockholm hosted by CBSS
NCM-CBSS cooperation on children on the move
PROMISE project – promoting Barnahus in Europe
AudTrain II – training on auditing/monitoring of child care facilities

20.00Welcome Dinnerat Hotel Golden Tulip Restaurant

Wednesday 18th of November:

09.00 – 10.00 Presenting and discussing the new ToR for the EGCC

10.00 – 10.30 Updates

Reviewing the web-site
Informing about the project: moving on from prohibition to elimination

Implementing the Lanzarote Convention (Bragi)
The No Grey Areas on the Internet Campaign
Cooperation with TF-THB
Fundraising and cooperation with the European Commission

10.30 - 10.45Coffee/tea

10.45 - 11.15EGCC issues:

Meetings attended by the Head of Unit
Update of the Plan of Activities 2015 – 2016

11.15 - 11.30Budget

Approving the budget

11.30 - 11.45Next EGCC meeting and any other business

12.00 - 12.45Lunch Venue:Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

12.45 - 14.00Tour the table on issues pertaining to children at risk in the member countriesincluding information on activities by related organisations and institutions

Bullet points to be handed over for the minutes and sharing of relevant material

14.00 - 14.30Coffee/tea

14.30 - 16.30Tour the table continues…

17.30 – 19.45Sightseeing Tour

20.00Dinner "U BARSSA" Restaurant, Rynek Starego Miasta 12/14

Thursday 19th of November:

09.00Pick-up from hotel

09.30 – 10.45Field visit to Foster Home

11.15 – 13.00Field visit to Nobody’s Children Foundation

13.30 – 14.30Lunch "Grand Kredens"Restaurant, Jerozolimskie Av. 111

14.30 (if required)Pick-up to the airport

Dinner on the 17th and 18th - and lunch during the three days are courtesy of the Polish Government.

Address of the hotel and the venue:

Accomodation: Hotel Golden Tulip Warsaw Centre, 2 Towarowa Str. The EGCC meeting will take place at the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Warsaw, 1/3/5 Nowogrodzka Str.

From the airport to the hotel and the meeting venue:

Taxi is available and not too costly. Otherwise you can take bus no. 175 to the City Centre and disembark at Plac Zawiszy stop, which is located next to the Hotel. One can take also a train S2 directly from the airport and disembark at Warszawa Ochotastop, which is also located next to the Hotel.

Currency:PLN (1 EUR=4,20 PLN). EUR is also acceptable but in limited places

Hotel:The Hotel Golden Tulip Warsaw has Wi-Fi, buffet breakfast, fitnesscentreand sauna.

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