Participants felt very honoured that Katarina Ivanković-Knežević, Director for Social Rights and Inclusion at DG EMPL, contributed a warm opening address. Moreover, Kașai Paula-Roxana (Executive Director of the Timiș County Employment Agency) gave insights into the Romanian context of employment and social inclusion of NEETs locally, and Stefania Andreescu (General Director at the Romanian Ministry of Labour, Family, Youth and Social Solidarity) provided further context and examples of Romanian initiatives.
