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FRA and EESC further ties on fundamental rights cooperation

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty addressed the European Economic and Social Committee’s Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship Section on 21 June. He presented different FRA tools that can support EESC members in their work.

These included FRA’s comparative data collection, representative surveys and data explorer, its handbooks, its work on migration hotspots and civic space, as well as the upcoming Fundamental Rights Forum. Both sides pledged to further enhance their close cooperation.