"INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE COUNTRIES OF SOUTH EASTERN EUROPE"

Phase B
2nd Workshop
Athens, 11th - 17th May 2003

Topic: "Gender Equality in South Eastern Europe"

Participants from Albania:
Lavdie Ruci, Chairwoman of the Equal Opportunities Committee, Albanian Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare
Daniela Leskaj, Coordinator for the Social Program of the Independent Forum for the Albanian Women

Participants from Bulgaria:
Lilia Abadjieva, Chief Expert, Labour Market Policy Directorate, Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy
Assen Ivanov, Head of the Euro-integration 13 unit, European Integration and International Relations Directorate, Bulgarian Ministry of Labour and Social Policy

Participants from F.Y.R.O.Macedonia:
Jasminka Friscic, Programme manager, Association for Emancipation, Solidarity and Equality of Women - Skopje

Participants from Romania:
Florin Urs, Legal counsellor, International Relations and Human Rights Division, Human Rights Office, Romanian Ministry of Justice
Cristina Iova, Head of Service, Employment Division, Romanian Ministry of Labour and Social Solidarity

Participant from Serbia and Montenegro:
Svetlana Pavkovic, Senior Advisor, General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers of Serbia and Montenegro

Participants from Greece:
Sophia Spiliotopoulou - Koukouli, Lawyer, Expert of the European Commission
Anastasia Sotiriadou, Head of the Education - Training Department of the Directorate of Development and Information, Hellenic Secretariat General for Equality, Political Science and International Relations expert, Scientific Associate of the Technological Educational Institute (TEI) of Athens
Maria Stratigaki, President of the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men of the European Commission, Lecturer at the Department of Social Policy and Social Anthropology of the Panteion University of Athens
Panagiota Petroglou, Lawyer, expert in Labour Law and Gender Equality
Maria Mousmouti, Lawyer, Director of the International Projects of the Centre for European Constitutional Law
Xenia Chamodraka, Lawyer, Scientific Associate of the Centre for European Constitutional Law

MONDAY 12/05/2003
Introductory session 10:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 14:00
Topic: "Gender equality policies in the international and European environment: Gender mainstreaming and positive actions"
Speaker : Sophia Spiliotopoulou - Koukouli

TUESDAY 13/05/2003
Second session 10:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 14:00
Topic: "Gender Equality in social and economic life"
Speaker: Anastasia Sotiriadou

WEDNESDAY 14/05/2003
Third session 10:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 14:00
Topic: "Equal participation and representation in decision making bodies"
Speaker : Maria Stratigaki

THURSDAY 15/05/2003
Fourth session 10:30 - 12:00, 12:30 - 14:00
Topic: "Equal pay and equal treatment: harmonisation initiatives of the EU and the Greek experience "
Speaker : Panagiota Petroglou

FRIDAY 16/05/2003
Fifth session 10:30 - 14:00
Visit to the Hellenic Secretariat General for Equality and the Research Centre for Gender Equality

"All reports produced in the framework of the second Phase of the project have been edited by Dr. Christos Frangonikolopoulos, Lecturer at the Media Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, who has additionally elaborated the comparative evaluation reports".

"Disclaimer notice: The reports reflect the personal opinions of their authors. The Centre for European Constitutional Law - Themistokles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation bears no responsibility or liability whatsoever with regard to the information included therein".