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| July 2011 | Follow us on |
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In the spotlight
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6- 8 July: European Social Services Conference (Warsaw) |
Migrants in an irregular situation employed in domestic work: launch of new FRA thematic report (5 July, Vienna) |
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Opportunities to work with us
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The report finds that their irregular immigration status, coupled with challenges in regulating domestic work, contribute to making this, predominantly female, group vulnerable to abuse and exploitation. Watch the video announcement here.
Press release (available in 22 languages) |
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| Open Vacancy: ICT Operations Officer Deadline 22 July | ||||||
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FRA in social media
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Events and launches: highlights
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Photo gallery of FRA stand at the Global Media Forum 2011 in Bonn |
Fundamental Rights Agency launches its Annual Report (15 June, Brussels) |
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Publication section on Facebook You can find our recent Annual report “Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2010” not only on our homepage but also in the publication section on Facebook. |
Expert Opinion on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data (15 June, Brussels)
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| World refugee day: FRA statement (20 June, Vienna) | ||||||
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The FRA statement underlined the need for greater solidarity in order to ensure that all Member States have sufficient capacity to implement fundamental rights standards for people seeking asylum. |
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FRA Director meets with Council of Europe’s bodies (23 June, Strasbourg) |
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The Agency's director, Morten Kjaerum, met with three of the Council of Europe's bodies on 23 June. The Agency participated in the launch of a report on homophobia and transphobia covering the 47 Council of Europe Member States by the office of the Commissioner for Human Rights. Read the speech here. Mr. Kjaerum also met with the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance to discuss future cooperation. The Director also addressed members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on fundamental rights protection in the European Union and cooperation between the two organisations. Read the speech here. |
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Workshop on diversity for media professionals (21 June, Bonn) |
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Minority rights post-Lisbon (27 June, Brussels) |
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New FRA report on irregular migrants in domestic work (5 July 2011)
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FRA in 1 minute |
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Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2010 (June 2011) |
FRA Opinion on the Proposal for a Directive on the use of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data (June 2011) |
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Anti-Semitism Summary overview of the situation in the European Union 2001-2010 (June 2011) |
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Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2010, the flagship Annual Report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, was presented at the European Parliament on 15 June.
Upon request of the European Parliament, the FRA presented an expert opinion on the fundamental rights compliance of a
On 21 June 2011 the FRA in cooperation with
FRA Director Morten Kjaerum delivered a speech in the European Parliament on the potential of the reforms introduced by the Lisbon Treaty to improve protection for national and linguistic minorities.




