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On 20 and 21 November in Poznan, FRA spoke at the Human Rights Cities Conference on cities inclusiveness. The event brought together more than 90 representatives of local authorities, civil society, academia, business, networks, international and European experts.
On 4 December, students from the Central European University Vienna will visit FRA as part of their Political Economy class.
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A high-level conference in Bled from 5 to 6 December aims to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Human Rights Ombudsman of the Republic of Slovenia.
On 3 December, the Secretariat of Governing Bodies to the UN Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice (CCPCJ) will host a virtual event to discuss how to fully implement Sustainable Development Goal 16 for people with disabilities.
On 3 December, a group of students from Vienna’s Webster University will visit FRA.
Jahr für Jahr werden in der EU Millionen von Menschen Opfer von Straftaten, erhalten jedoch oft weder wirksame Unterstützung, noch werden ihre Rechte geschützt. In einer neuen Veröffentlichung untersucht die Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA) die Unzulänglichkeiten des bestehenden Rechtsschutzes und zeigt mögliche Wege auf.
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This year, FRA has renewed its long-term partnership with the Vienna-based, international human rights film festival ‘this human world’ (THW). The festival will open on Wednesday 27 November and end on Human Rights Day, 10 December 2024.
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The Fundamental Rights Guidance Board of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) was established two years ago on 14 November 2022. FRA is a member of the Guidance Board.
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Bulgarian civil society organisations invited FRA to contribute to a conference on ‘Business and Civil Society: Partners for a Better Civic Space’. The conference was held in Sofia on 21 November.
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FRA addressed a conference organised by Hungarian civil society organisations about an EU civil society strategy. The conference brought together participants from Hungary, from other EU Member States, and from European level civil society umbrella organisations.
FRA joined the autumn plenary meeting of the OECD’s Global Partnership on AI (GPAI) on 12 and 13 December in Paris.
The European Guardianship Network met in Dublin from 13 to 14 November. They discussed the challenges and implementation of the EU’s Asylum and Migration Pact in the area of guardianship for unaccompanied children.
FRA joined an international conference on public administration in Paris on 14 November. The conference discussed governance of AI as well as the use of AI by public administrations.
FRA contributed to an EU law training event for Hungarian administrative law judges. The FRA focus was on artificial intelligence (AI) and fundamental rights implications.
On 2 December in Rome, FRA will present the key findings and challenges identified in its Fundamental Rights Report 2024. The aim of the event is to raise awareness of fundamental rights issues in Italy.
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FRA is a member of Europol’s EU innovation hub for internal security. It will join the annual event to speak at a panel discussion on the fundamental rights implications of explainable AI.
Die Ausbeutung und der Missbrauch der Arbeitskraft gehören für viele Wanderarbeitnehmer in der EU zum Alltag. Ein neues Schulungshandbuch der Agentur der Europäischen Union für Grundrechte (FRA) bietet Arbeitsaufsichtsbehörden Tipps, Beispiele und Übungen zum besseren Schutz der Rechte von Wanderarbeitnehmern.
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FRA hosted the Annual General Meeting of its Fundamental Rights Platform from 12 to 13 November. FRA Director Sirpa Rautio announced the Agency will pilot a Youth Advisory Panel and outlined the Agency’s strategic plans for the next years.
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On 13 November, as part of her country visit to Albania, FRA Director Sirpa Rautio met with the leaders of 42 civil society organisations active in Albania.
FRA spoke about the economic, social and cultural rights situation in Europe and the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on fundamental rights. It drew from the focus chapter of the Agency’s fundamental rights report 2024.