Vasileios Pantzos
President of the Panhellenic Confederation of Greek Roma “ELLAN PASSE”
Photo: Pavlos Fysakis
Since his teenage years he has worked in the horse trade, recycling, agriculture, construction, drainage, and fairs. From 2014 to 2022 he worked as a private employee in a bakery-pastry business. He has completed primary education and then acquired knowledge as self-taught. He actively participates in national, European and international forums, seminars and consultations of institutions such as the EEA, the Athens Urban Transport Organization (OASA), the Ad Hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM) and the Roma Political Schools of the Council of Europe.
He has also participated in the planning, submission and implementation of European Erasmus+ projects (Healthcare, RomABC, ROMINCO 2, pROmise), which are coordinated by the Panhellenic Federation of Greek Roma Associations (OSEPA/PANOSER) and the Panhellenic Confederation of Greek Roma “ELLAN PASSE”. These projects concern adult literacy, improving access to health services, preserving the Romani language and culture, and raising Roma employment.
Since 2016 he has been President of the Panhellenic Confederation of Greek Roma “ELLAN PASSE”.
