JEKHIPE Project Closing Conference at Roma Week 2026

Roma Week, a European platform dedicated to Roma equality, inclusion, and justice, will take place from 21–23 April 2026 in Brussels, convening policymakers, civil society, and Roma communities to shape the future of participation and rights across Europe.

The programme spans high-level discussions, advocacy spaces, and cultural moments, addressing the future of Roma inclusion under the new EU budget, combating antigypsyism, housing and energy challenges, youth empowerment, and gender and intersectional issues.

The conference “Reclaiming our past, rebuilding our future: Transitional Justice and the Fight Against Antigypsyism in Europe,” marking the closing of the JEKHIPE project, will take place on 22 April.

Explore the Roma Week 2026 agenda at https://romaweek.eu/.

JEKHIPE High-Level Conference – Reclaiming our past, rebuilding our future: Transitional Justice and the Fight Against Antigypsyism in Europe

Date: 22 April 2026
Time: 12:30–14:40 (followed by coffee break 14:40–15:00)
Venue: European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)
Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels
Room: VMA22

Co-organised by: ERGO Network and Centre for European Policy Studies

Agenda:

12:30 – 12:50 | Opening Remarks

Moderate: Sergio Carrera, Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) – TBC

Claude Cahn, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Regional Office for Europe (online)
Manuela Demir-Kariman, Head of Pride and Community Outreach, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture

12:50 – 13:20 | Evidence from Chachipen and Jekhipe initiatives – new perspectives on transitional justice

Marko Pecak, Jekhipe project coordinator, ERGO Network – comparative view Chachipe and Jekhipe research results across Europe
Gwendolyn Albert, expert, Czechia – national policy brief

13:20 – 13:50 | Transitional Justice in wider Europe
Moderator: Dan Doghi, expert, Romania

Elżbieta Mirga-Wójtowicz, Jaw Dikh Foundation and Centre of Migration Research University of Warsaw
Stephan Mueller, Council for German Sinti and Roma

13:50 – 14:35 | High-Level Dialogue – From Recognition to Accountability
Moderator: Oana Taba, Roma and Travellers Division, Council of Europe

Marcela Adamova, Roma Team Leader, DG JUST, European Commission
Mustafa Jakupov, The Antigypsyism Reporting and Information Center, Germany
Ismael Cortez, academic, expert, Spain
Enya Echeng, African Union Reference Group on Transitional Justice in Africa

14:35 – 14:40 | Closing Reflections

Sergio Carrera, Center for European Policy Studies (CEPS) – TBC