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On 5 February, civil law students from Utrecht’s Molengraaff Dispuut association will visit FRA.
The agency’s Scientific Committee will meet on 10 February at FRA.
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The rule of law will feature at this year’s European Police Congress where the FRA Director will speak.
Die neu gestaltete, moderne FRA-Website ermöglicht es den Nutzerinnen und Nutzern, auf schnelle und einfache Weise an die gesuchten Informationen über die Grundrechte zu gelangen.
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FRA will address a conference on combating antisemitism in the OSCE region.
Europol held a meeting to on 24 January in the Hague boost internal security innovation.
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The Advisory Panel of the FRA’s Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) will discuss the platform’s future development.
How can FRA’s report on the situation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the EU support the development of policies and standards at the EU, international and national level to help NHRIs?
Der technologische Wandel schreitet mit unverminderter Geschwindigkeit voran. Und die Fortschritte in diesem Bereich wirken sich immer stärker auf unseren Alltag aus. Der Europäische Datenschutztag am 28. Januar bietet die Chance, an die zunehmende Notwendigkeit eines starken Schutzes personenbezogener Daten zu erinnern, damit die fortschreitende Digitalisierung uns allen Vorteile bringt.
FRA will deliver a speech on 28 January in Brussels on artificial intelligence, Big Data and fundamental rights.
Vor 75 Jahren wurde das Vernichtungslager Ausschwitz befreit. Wir sollten dies zum Anlass nehmen, aus den Schrecken der Vergangenheit zu lernen und für eine bessere Zukunft zu sorgen.
FRA joined Member States' representatives to discuss how best to protect migrant children.
A book launch looking at FRA’s impact took place at the European Commission on 22 January in Brussels.
International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) members reaffirmed their commitment to fighting Holocaust distortion, antisemitism, anti-Gypsyism and other forms of discrimination on 19 January.
Michael O'Flaherty
Local is where you have your human rights, local is where you thrive, local is where you hurt. Local is also the level of government, that has the most immediate impact for the wellbeing of yourself and your family. On 10 December 2019 - International Human Rights Day - FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, spoke about how Vienna is a global leader when it comes to embedding the notion of a human rights city.
On 23 January in Zagreb, the FRA Director will participate in the informal Council meeting of EU Justice Ministers.
On 23 January, FRA will take part in the 10-year seminar of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE).
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From 22 to 24 January, the annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference takes place in Brussels.
The Council of the EU’s law enforcement working group will meet on 21 January.
Michael O'Flaherty
The European Jewish Association (EJA) organised an event on 20 January 2020 in Krakow to commemorate 75 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp. The Director spoke during a panel on antisemitism today. FRA’s participation to this event is of symbolic value, and a means to reaffirm its commitment to combating antisemitism.CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY