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1. NEXT FRA EVENTS AND MEETINGS |
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Symposium: Strengthening the fundamental rights architecture in the EU |
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7 May, Vienna: A Symposium on 'Strengthening the fundamental rights architecture in the EU' will take place at FRA premises. The Symposium will invite high profile personalities and representatives from national human rights institutions, equality bodies and data protection authorities to discuss the findings of the Agency's four reports that will be launched on 7 May:
These reports discuss the overarching architecture of fundamental rights in the European Union: equality bodies, data protection authorities, and national human rights institutions. For the Agency, these three sets of monitoring bodies at the national level are highly relevant. A video booth in the interactive Info Point for the VIPs will be installed where participants will be invited to deliver 1 minute statements on fundamental rights, which will trigger discussion on the current deficiencies and challenges with regard to the new findings of the four reports. |
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Open doors at FRA: InfoPoint and celebration of the Europe Day, 9th May |
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9 May, Vienna: the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) will be celebrating Europe Day under the slogan: "We all have fundamental rights - Wir alle haben Grundrechte". On this occasion, the Agency will open its doors to the general public. The day will also see the launching of a new Info-Point at the Agency's premises. The purpose of the Open Day is to raise awareness of the European Union's work, in particular the work of the Agency, to raise awareness about fundamental rights issues, and to promote the Agency's reports. The Info Point's key messages will be the following:
The celebration of the Europe Day will include a drawing competition and singing contest. The three strongest video clips on fundamental rights issues from the video competition will be shown. |
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Other main FRA events |
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2. NEXT FRA PUBLICATIONS |
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The following list is not exhaustive. Publication titles are provisional.
On the situation of irregular migrants:
On racism in sport:
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3. LATEST FRA ACTIVITIES AND PUBLICATIONS |
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2nd EU Roma Summit in Cordoba |
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8 April, Córdoba: The II. European Roma Summit titled ‘Promoting policies in favour of the Roma population' organised by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union took place in Cordoba, on the occasion of the International Roma Day (8 April). Representatives from the European Commission, the European Parliament, the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the World Health Organization and the Spanish government joined academics, representatives from non-governmental organisations and Roma activists at the Second European Roma Summit in Córdoba. Discussions centered around the implementation of European Union Roma policies, the involvement of civil society in such processes and health and social inequalities. The Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, Morten Kjaerum addressed the summit. He spoke about the need to involve Roma communities in the planning, implementation and evaluation of policies targeting them. He also underlined the joint responsibility that must be assumed by all relevant actors if the plight of the estimated 10 million Roma in the European Union is to be improved. Download the Programme of 2nd European Roma Summit, the Director's speech, the Agency's statement on the occasion of International Roma Day 2010 and Key messages of the FRA Roundtable with Romani and Travellers Women Activists at: http://fra.europa.eu/fraWebsite/news&events/2010events/2010events_en.htm |
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FRA Roundtable Discussion with Romani and Traveller Women: 'On a Road to Equality' |
| 6-7 April, Cordoba: On the eve of the Second European Roma Summit hosted by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) gathered Romani and Traveller women in Córdoba, Spain to a roundtable entitled ‘On a Road to Equality'. The roundtable brought together representatives from the European Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency and Romani women activist networks. Discussions focused on European Union policies on Roma and Romani and Traveller women, facilitating the application of these policies at local level and anti-gypsyism, hate crime and other forms of intolerance. |
| The FRA participated in International Academy of Remembrance and Human Rights |
| 18-19 March: The Agency presented its intention to bridge the remembrance of totalitarian crimes to Human Rights Education (HRE) at the "International Academy on Remembrance and Human Rights" in Berlin. |
| Conference on World Diversity Leadership Summit Europe |
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11-12 March: The World Diversity Leadership Summit took place in Vienna and brought together global diversity CEOs, policy and decision makers, corporate practitioners, representatives from the fields of academics and the media to share their experiences, research findings, strategies and best practices on global diversity and inclusion. |
| FRA roundtable on LGBT rights |
| 9 March: The Agency brought together experts in LGBT rights at a round table meeting in Dublin. Representatives of governments, cities, police, civil society organisations, academics and the European Commission discussed ways to combat discrimination, bullying and harassment experienced of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transsexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. During the meeting, findings from the FRA report on homophobia and discrimination were presented, as well as good practice examples on combating bullying and harassment in schools and on tackling hate crimes and ensuring safety for LGBT communities. |
| The FRA met with the Council of Europe's Directorate for Education in Strasbourg |
| 8-9 March: The Agency participated in a coordination meeting with the Council of Europe's Directorate for Education and with members of various other departments and programmes working on human rights training, capacity building and awareness raising. 1-2 areas were selected for targeted cooperation in the form of a common project/ programme, based on the HRE stakeholder consultation. These will be fine-tuned in the upcoming period. |
| Conference: Democracy and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning |
| 4-5 March: The Agency participated in the European conference ‘Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe through Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education in Adult Learning' in Glasgow. |
| The FRA participated in the 7th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty |
| 24-26 February: The Agency participated in the 7th Forum of the World Alliance of Cities against Poverty which coincides with the European Year for combating poverty and social exclusion. The Forum took place in Rotterdam and was organised by the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, Individuals from cities from across the world discussed ways to strengthen partnerships with the business community in dealing with issues related to poverty, inter alia. The Agency was in particular interested in human rights issues related to access to basic services, education and healthcare. One of the outcomes of the forum was to set up city focal points on human rights and equality. |
| 4. FRA RECRUITMENT AND CALLS FOR TENDER |
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The following vacancies and calls for tender were published on the FRA website: |
