When: 20 March 2018, 14:30-17:30

Where: , Charlemagne Building, De Gasperi Room, 170,

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Timeframe Session Details of the session 14:30 -15:00 The EU’s added • Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild (opening value in supporting remarks) the transition from • MEP Georgi Piriniski, Group of the Progressive Alliance of institutional to Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, family- and Bulgaria community-based • Carsten Rasmussen, Head of Unit, European Commission, care Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy • Zornitsa Roussinova, Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria

15:00 - 15:30 How can we achieve Moderators: better outcomes for • Aaron Greenberg, Regional Advisor, Child Protection, UNICEF children through EU • Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild funding in the next MFF? Instrument for Pre-Accession IPA II

• Dragana Ciric Milovanovic, Director, Europe Regional Office, Disability Rights International Response from the European Parliament: • MEP Cristian Dan Preda, Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats), Romania

European Structural and Investment Funds ESIF • Stefan Darabus, Regional Director, Central and Southern Europe, Hope and Homes for Children Romania • George Bogdanov, Director, National Network for Children, Bulgaria (on behalf of Opening Doors National Coordinators in the EU) Response from the European Commission: • Marie-Anne Paraskevas, Senior Policy Officer, European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion • Andor Urmos, Policy Analyst, European Commission, Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy

Success story shared by Remi Kolagbodi, Youth Care Leaver from 15:00 - 15:30 (continued) Bulgaria

Asylum Migration Integration Funding AMIF • Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild

Response from the European Commission: • Grzegorz Gajewski, Programme Manager AMIF and ISF, European Commission, Directorate-General Migration and Home Affairs Directorate Migration and Security Funds

European Neighborhood Instrument – ENI • Dr Halyna Postoliuk, Country Director, Hope and Homes for Children Ukraine

16:40 – 17:10 Q&A Questions and answers, contributions from the audience • Moderator: Aaron Greenberg, Regional Advisor, Child Protection, UNICEF

17:10 – 17:30 Closing Closing remarks and recommendations for the next MFF • Jana Hainsworth, Secretary General, Eurochild • Mark Waddington, Chief Executive, Hope and Homes for Children

17:30-19:00 Networking reception

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