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FRA joined the conference on safeguarding older people’s legal and human rights through active citizenship and inter-generational approach on 24 April in Vienna.
FRA took part in a network meeting of EU Agencies Heads of Communication and Information.
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FRA took part in the first face-to-face meeting of the ‘futures cluster’ of the EU Agencies Network on Scientific Advice (EU-ANSA).
FRA took part in a network meeting of EU Agencies Heads of Communication and Information.
FRA received a visit from Claudia Mahler, the UN Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older people.
On 27 April, FRA will give an online lecture on the Agency’s work on child rights within the EU context.
FRA will present its Framework for Human Rights Cities to staff of Polish cities in a webinar organised by the Polish Association of Municipalities.
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On 26 April, a delegation from the MCI The Entrepreneurial School from Innsbruck will visit FRA.
On 25 April, FRA will hold one of its monthly webinars for civil society organisations participating in the Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP).
FRA will speak during a roundtable event on human rights and the environment in international development financing.
On 12 April, the FRA Director delivered a speech setting the scene for a high-level event on LGBTIQ Equality.
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A high-level conference on institutional protection of fundamental rights in times of crises will take place in Lund from 20 to 21 April. It will provide a forum to discuss how structures to protect fundamental rights in the European Union can be made more robust and resilient in times of crises. The event aims to explore what can we learn from crises, past and present, and how can we best move forward. The event will be live streamed.
Michael O’Flaherty
FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty opens the high-level conference on Protection of Fundamental Rights in times of Crises in Lund on 20 April 2023. His keynote speech explores the various facets of today's human rights system and suggests ways forward to further uphold human rights across Europe.
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FRA will speak during the Privacy Symposium in Venice.
FRA will participate in the annual conference of European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN).
FRA will take part in the EU Victims’ Rights Platform meeting. The event will take place on 17 April in Brussels.
Michael O’Flaherty
FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, spoke during the second high-level meeting on antisemitic hate crime: European Conference on Antisemitism in Vienna on 17 April. He underlined the resurgence of antisemitism and reminded participants of the urgent need to tackle anti-Jewish hatred but also to honour and celebrate Jewish life. In his speech he outlined how this could be achieved.
FRA participated in the EU Asylum Agency’s (EUAA) third High-Level Roundtable meeting on judicial developments in the field of the Common European Asylum System.
FRA attended a conference organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on ‘Civil society organisations defending and strengthening European democracy’.
Michael O’Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty set the scene at the high-level conference on LGBTIQ Equality in the EU on 12 April 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. His speech focuses on the experiences of LGBTIQ people and highlights what needs to be done to achieve LGBTIQ equality across Europe.