The 2023 EU CharterXchange includes tailored interactive sessions catering to national authorities, parliaments, members of the judiciary, civil society and academia. There are dedicated sessions for Charter focal points, law students, civil society organisations, national human rights institutions, equality bodies, as well as Partners under the EU Enlargement Policy. Renowned experts and legal practitioners from across Europe will attend and give presentations.
Participation: Open to all public sessions I Exclusive side-meetings by invitation only. For information on data protection, please see the privacy notice - CharterXChange on 11-13 December 2023.
09:30 The virtual meeting room opens.
Plenary
10:00 – 10:10 Opening and welcome
10:10 – 10:15 Keynote address
10:15 – 10:30 Introducing the First Annual CharterXchange
10:30 – 11:15 European Commission’s 2023 Annual Report on the Application of the EU Charter
11:15 – 11:30 Break
11:30 – 12:30 Parallel Sessions – participants select one of the three sessions that best correspond to their interest.
FRA will present its new report on the Charter-related enabling conditions for the use of EU Funds providing opportunity for participants involved in the implementation and monitoring of EU funds to exchange experiences and views and learn from each other.
11:35 – 11:45 FRA report 'Mainstreaming fundamental rights in the EU funds - The role of National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies’
11:45 – 12:15 Contributions by:
The session will offer an opportunity for everyone interested in fundamental rights related EU funding to learn about existing and new funding opportunities and for questions.
11:35 – 12:28 Contributions by:
In a dialogue moderated by the editor-in-Chief of EU Law Live, three national judges will speak about recent real-life cases in which they have used the EU Charter, thereby allowing for mutual learning and exchange of experience.
12:28 – 12:30 Final Wrap Up Day 1
10:00 – 10:02 Opening and welcome
10:02 – 10:10 Keynote address
10:10 – 10:55 Keynote speech: The Charter before constitutional courts
10:55 – 11:30 Council conclusions on the application of the Charter: the role of national actors
11:30 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:30 Parallel Sessions – participants select one of the three sessions that best correspond to their interest.
Informed by practical examples from two cities, this session will allow for a dialogue between local authorities and other participants on promising practices to implement, promote and protect people's rights locally by drawing on the EU Charter.
11:45 – 12:28 Contributions by:
12:28 – 12:30 Final Wrap Up
This session will provide practical tips and tools for strategic litigation of the Charter in the national judicial system, including the presentation of the handbook ‘Relying on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for Human Rights Litigation’, developed by LIBERTIES.
10:00 – 10:05 Opening and welcome
10:05 – 10:35 Council of Europe HELP course on the interplay of the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU Charter, developed together with FRA and the European Commission
10:35 – 11:35 Master class: The Charter's added legal value in a nutshell
11:35 – 11:45 Break
11:45 – 12:30 Practical Session – Learning lab on EU Charter training tools
Get to know existing tools on the EU Charter. The learning lab will allow trainers and judicial training providers to access e-learning tools, activities and resources that encourage self-learning and facilitate the concrete application of the Charter in practice.
11:50 – 11:25 Contributions by:
12:28 – 12:30 Closing of the Forum
