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On 7 December, it will be 20 years since the proclamation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights by the Presidents of the EU institutions. On that day, FRA, in partnership with the European Commission will hold a virtual conference ‘Reinforcing the EU Charter: Rights of people in the EU in the next decade’. European Commission Vice-President, Věra Jourová who is in charge of the revised Strategy for the Charter’s implementation, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union, Koen Lenaerts, and FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, will have a panel discussion on the need for collective efforts to reinforce application of the Charter.
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FRA asked 518 Travellers in Ireland about their life and experiences of discrimination.
Results from FRA’s survey of Traveller discrimination in Ireland will feature during a webinar on 7 December.
During the eu-LISA annual conference, FRA spoke about the implications for fundamental rights of EU interoperability regulations.
FRA discussed with the Eurodac Supervision Coordination Group future cooperation activities and how best to dissemination its guide for authorities on their duty to inform when taking fingerprints.
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The European Guardianship Network held an online meeting on 27 November to discuss child-related aspects in the EU Migration Pact. The Network, a European Commission initiative, is currently formed by representatives from 19 Member States, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, as well as representatives from UNHCR, EASO and FRA.
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Albania will join FRA’s Management Board as an observer for the first time on 10 December 2020.
On 4 December, FRA and the European Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional & External Affairs (CIVEX) will hold their Annual Dialogue.
The pandemic is likely to leave a lasting impression on many people, not least people with disabilities. If anything, it underlines the need for Europe to honour the rights of people with disabilities and prepare for next year’s European Disability Strategy.
FRA will take part via videoconference in a Commemorative Act marking 20 years since the proclamation of the EU Charter for Fundamental Rights.
FRA’s Director will address Heads of National Human Rights Insitutions during the Annual NHRIs conference on 2 December.
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This year, FRA again teams up with the This human world international human rights film festival.
FRA will host an online discussion about findings from its Fundamental Rights Survey report on What do fundamental rights mean for people in the EU?
FRA will join the online meeting of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee to exchange views on the proposal for a European Child Guarantee.
The rights to education, healthcare and fair working conditions are among the rights most affected by the Coronavirus pandemic. The Fundamental Rights Agency’s (FRA) latest bulletin reveals the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on people’s social rights and the groups most at risk.
The agency’s Scientific Committee will meet on 30 November.
FRA joined a meeting on 23 November of the European Commission’s informal expert group on the Rights of the Child.
The European Commission’s new Action Plan on Integration and Inclusion 2021-2027 acknowledges FRA’s key role in monitoring the effectiveness of EU integration and inclusion policies.
FRA’s and European Judicial Training Network's yearly joint training on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in national proceedings will take place on 26 November online.
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FRA will take part in an online meeting on how Justice and Home Affairs agencies draft their annual reports. The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) is organising the 26-27 November meeting.