OPEN DAY AT THE EU FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AGENCY
(Schwarzenbergplatz 11, 1040 Vienna)
Registered FRP participants will have the chance to learn about FRA’s work and to explore possibilities for cooperation with FRA experts and project managers.
PLENARY SESSION I
Moderator:Friso Roscam Abbing, Head of Communication and Outreach Department FRA
REGISTRATION and sandwich lunch (Wien Messe, Messeplatz 1)
WELCOME and INTRODUCTION
Maija Sakslin, Chairperson of FRA Management Board [ Read speech ]
ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY
Max Schrems, "Europe vs Facebook" - What can civil society contribute? [ Download presentation ]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA: “Fundamental Rights – the way ahead.” [ Read speech ]
Questions from the floor
PANEL DEBATE – What’s next for fundamental rights in the EU? Outlook on EU strategic guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice and the role of civil society
This panel will outline what the different EU institutions aim to achieve in the medium- and long-term in the area of freedom, security and justice area in the EU. There will be a specific focus on the role and possible contribution of civil society, focusing on what works well, what are the obstacles to the effective involvement of civil society, and what else does civil society need to be able to contribute (more) successfully?
Kosmas Boskovits, FREMP Chair of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU (Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons)
Salla Saastamoinen, Head of Unit DG Justice Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship
Natacha Kazatchkine, Senior Executive Officer, European Institutions Office, Amnesty International
Rosemary Byrne, Associate Professor of International and Human Rights Law, Trinity College Dublin and Chairperson of the FRA Scientific Committee
COFFEE BREAK
WORKSHOPS
WORKING GROUPS: What are civil society concerns and contributions for making fundamental rights a reality in the area of freedom, security and justice?
Two rounds of six working groups each. The topics will be based on what meeting participants see as key challenges, as collected ahead of the meeting via an online survey.
Key questions: - In this area, what gaps remain? What works well already? - What priority actions/initiatives should be considered? - What contributions could civil society offer in this area?
Round 1
Round 2
Presentation of candidates standing for the Advisory Panel elections
EVENING RECEPTION
(Wien Messe)
PLENARY SESSION II
Voting for the Advisory Panel elections and welcome coffee
In parallel: “Exhbition” on working group outcomes from Day 1
Recap of Day 1
THE FLOOR IS YOURS
THE FLOOR IS YOURS: What ideas and promising practices can you share from civil society involvement in making fundamental rights a reality?
The ‘Floor is yours’ invites participants to bring together and share their practices of making fundamental rights a reality. This should result in a ‘catalogue of practices’, to be provided to EU institutions and Member States.
Round 3
LUNCH
FRP ADVISORY PANEL – Handover
Member(s) of outgoing FRP Advisory Panel
Announcement of the six newly-elected Members of the Advisory Panel
CLOSING REMARKS and next steps
Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA [ Read speech ]
Meeting of the new Advisory Panel
There will be interpretation from and into English/French during the plenary sessions.
English (340.43 KB pdf) French (187.21 KB pdf)
FRA Open Day Poster (49.77 KB pdf)
Working Groups Poster (53.38 KB pdf)
Floor is yours Poster (52.2 KB pdf)