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To celebrate 10 years since the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter became legally binding, FRA, the European Commission and the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU are hosting a conference in Brussels on 12 November.
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On 12 November, FRA will take part in a meeting of EEA and Norway Grants’ operators of the Active Citizens Fund.
FRA’s Director will deliver a keynote speech during European Asylum Support Office’s Consultative Forum.
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On 1 December 2019, the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will celebrate its 10th anniversary since it became legally binding, with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009. To mark this anniversary, the European Commission, together with the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), is holding a conference tomorrow, with the aim of looking at how to improve the use and awareness of the Charter to bringing it to life for citizens in the EU.
This video, shot at the recent Human Rights Communicators' Network Workshop, highlights many comments from the inspirational discussions on how elements of FRA's 10 keys to effectively communicate human rights can influence our day-to-day work.
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In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the alarming increase of antisemitism in Europe and how to combat it.
Without adequate data, government and civil society cannot formulate effective responses to antisemitism that continues to haunt Europe. FRA’s latest annual overview of antisemitism data 2008-2018 identifies large gaps in recording antisemitic incidents in a way that allows to collect adequate official data across the EU.
At the invitation of the Finnish Presidency of the EU Council, FRA provided input on effective alternatives to pre-removal detention and fundamental rights considerations in the Council Working Party on Integration, Migration and Expulsion.
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FRA will present findings from its antisemitism survey during a meeting of the Austrian Advisory Committee on Integration.
FRA will speak to the European and International Affairs Committee of the Vienna City Council on 6 November about the relevance of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter for regional and local authorities, as well as about its cooperation with the City of Vienna.
FRA’s Director will exchange views with the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels on 6 November.
Partners involved in ‘Black History Month EU 2019’ (#BHMEU) will gather for a day of capacity building, networking and reflection in Brussels on 5 November.
FRA will speak at a working group on civic space during a conference in Brussels on 5 November on fundamental rights and the rule of law.
FRA will speak at a joint meeting of the working group of the Council of the EU’s Working Parties on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP) and on Human rights (COHOM).
Significant increase in arrivals in Greece, overcrowding of reception centres and violence against migrants at the borders are some of the fundamental rights concerns FRA identifies in its latest migration quarterly report. It also highlights the situation in the Mediterranean, where boats with migrants were still being forced to remain at sea, waiting for weeks or days until they were allowed to disembark.
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The FRA Director will join this year’s Web Summit where some 70,000 people are expected to attend.
The Irish police force, the Garda Síochána, invited FRA to give a presentation on the experiences of discrimination, harassment and violence of Muslims and people of African descent across the EU.
On 18 October, FRA took part in a Brussels event on interoperable EU IT-systems in the area of migration and security.
FRA presented its focus paper on returning unaccompanied children and fundamental rights considerations to a workshop of the Intergovernmental Consultation on migration, asylum and refugees.
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On 28 October in Strasbourg, FRA will take part in the Council of Europe’s annual meeting of the Ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (CAHROM).