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FRA attended a meeting organised by the European Commission with EU Member States and relevant EU agencies to discuss the European Annual Asylum and Migration Report. This report is an important element of the European annual asylum and migration cycle, as established under the EU Pact for Migration and Asylum. 
FRA contributed to a meeting on mobility and protection for human rights defenders (HRDs) in the EU, organised by the UN’s Human Rights Office and ProtectDefenders.eu. The meeting took place in Brussels on 29 September and 1 October.
FRA took part in a workshop of the EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security’s AI Cluster. It took place from 25-26 September in Tallinn.
The Center for Democracy and Technology held a roundtable discussion on 22 September in Brussels on ensuring the effective implementation of the AI Act.
On 24 September, FRA attended a European Parliament Shadow meeting on the proposed Return Regulation.
FRA took part in the launch of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) 2025 results. The index is about enabling participation and inclusive policy in the area of migrant integration in the EU.
FRA together with the Albanian Ministry of Justice, held a two-day technical workshop aimed at supporting national efforts to improve the collection of disaggregated data and statistics on equality and hate crime.
On 10 October, FRA will take part in the Justice Home Affairs Agencies online workshop on drafting annual reports. The European Union Asylum Agency is organising the event.
FRA will contribute to discussions on the EU anti-poverty strategy. Participants will discuss how international human rights standards and the Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights can inform the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy.
Under its ongoing project on fundamental rights in foresight, FRA will host its 5th and final 2025 foresight workshop.
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From 8 to 9 October, FRA will host the 2025 Working Group on External Relations of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network. It is part of its Presidency of the Network.
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FRA will attend the 10th Council of Europe Conference of Ministers responsible for Youth in Valletta from 9 to 10 October. The event brings together young people and policymakers to exchange ideas, strengthen democratic participation and shape European youth policy.
FRA spoke about the upcoming EU Civil Society Strategy at a hearing of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on 23 September 2025.
On 22-23 September, FRA participated in a conference of Equality Bodies from South-Eastern Europe. At the event, FRA spoke about the specific challenges that civil society organisations working on non-discrimination issues face in their work.
FRA has organised a webinar on its migration and asylum work which took place on 18 September.
FRA took part in the European Law Enforcement Communicators Conference (ELEC), hosted by Europol on 17–18 September 2025.
From 16 to 17 September, FRA hosted an expert meeting discussing the fundamental rights impact of using different encryption workarounds during criminal investigations. It was framed in the context of FRA’s ongoing research on fundamental rights implications of accessing digital data for criminal investigations.
On 29 September, FRA will hold a multilateral partner strategic cooperation workshop. This event will bring together a diverse group of actors who are active in the fields of memory, remembrance, and countering antisemitism.
FRA will join the National Roma Contact Points meeting organised by the European Commission. FRA will present results of the Roma survey 2024.
FRA will speak during an event on the digitalisation of justice systems and its implications for the legal profession. The event will be based on three panel sessions covering the digitalisation of justice in the EU, lawyers and AI, and ensuring fundamental rights within the digital transformation of justice.