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FRA’s Director will visit the Council of Europe from 15 to 16 November in Strasbourg.
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How can human rights contribute to addressing the challenges facing Europe? It is time for fresh thinking – both within the continent and on the global stage. In this vein, FRA brought together 60 human rights leaders, experts and activists to share their vision for the future. This meeting report distils their views and suggests proposals for action.
The annual meeting of the Fundamental Rights Platform will take place online on 10 November.
The meeting will take place online on Thursday, 10 November 2022 from 13:30-17:00 CET.
FRA joined a round table discussion on the EU Digital Services Act, fundamental rights, and civic space on 8 November.
On 27 October, FRA took part in a meeting of the European Migration Network (EMN) Steering Board.
FRA attended the launch conference of the European Network on Statelessness’ Stateless Journeys campaign.
FRA was a panellist in back-to-back workshops at this year’s advanced course on international protection in Europe.
FRA took part in several events at the Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon from 2 to 4 November.
FRA contributed to the plenary meeting of the European Platform tackling undeclared work.
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The EU subgroup on the national implementation of the EU anti-racism action plan will meet from 9 to 10 November in Brussels.
Automation and AI have radically transformed how we work, live and play. In this video, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O'Flaherty, discusses the implications of AI for our most basic of human rights.
On 8 November, FRA will host a delegation from the Fundamental Rights Sector Coordination (FRSC) Project in Turkey’s European Affairs Directorate.
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FRA will take part in a meeting of project promoters of Czech Roma inclusion projects funded under the EEA/Norway Grants programme.
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Michael O’Flaherty
FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, joined leading voices for a TedTalk in Varese on 6 November where he shared his vision of human rights and innovation for a more inclusive and sustainable future.
FRA will present its Roma survey report results to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
On 4 November, FRA Director will take part in the Web Summit 2022 in Lisbon, Portugal. He will speak about automating human rights and host a roundtable on digital technologies and human rights.
Disinformation and hate against Jews flourished on the internet throughout the Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet, recording of antisemitic incidents remains poor across Europe. Each country collects data differently and some do not collect data at all. This hampers efforts to effectively tackle antisemitism, shows the latest annual overview of antisemitic incidents from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA).
On 24 – 25 October, FRA took part in the EIGE Gender Equality Forum, organised by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Brussels.
On 21 October, FRA presented the interim findings of its project on the role of national bodies with a human rights remit in the monitoring of EU funds at an Equinet workshop.