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On 3 May, FRA presented its ageing in digital societies project to AGE Platform Europe’s Task Force on Age-Friendly Environments.
On 26 April, FRA joined a webinar on the role of local governments policies based in human rights.
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The municipality of Vienna launches its third round of equality monitoring on 11 May.
FRA and the European Parliament Liaison Office in Vienna are co-organising a panel discussion on combating antisemitism.
FRA will have exchange views with Human Dimension experts from the EU Delegation and EU Member States Permanent Representations to the OSCE.
FRA delivered fundamental rights training at the Frontex organised EES (Entry-Exit System) training event for border guards.
FRA, together with the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), facilitated a workshop on hate crime recording and data collection.
Michael O’Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty spoke at conference of Ministers of Council of Europe Member States on 29 September 2022 in Dublin, Ireland. In his speech he highlighted steps to be taken to eliminate violence against women.
FRA will take part in EIGE's gender statistics database expert meeting.
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FRA will host its FRANET Meeting on 3 May. FRANET is the Agency’s multidisciplinary research network.
A delegation of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Equality and Non-Discrimination Committee, and member of the ‘No Hate Parliamentary Alliance’, will visit FRA on 8 May.
FRA’s Director will participate in the 18th European Union – African Union Human Rights Dialogue on 4 May in Brussels.
FRA joined the 5th plenary meeting of the Council of Europe’s Committee on artificial intelligence (AI) as part of the EU Delegation.
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.
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.
FRA will present its Framework for Human Rights Cities to staff of Polish cities in a webinar organised by the Polish Association of Municipalities.