In his speech in front of the Justice Ministers in Luxembourg on 12 October, the Director focused on the implementation of the Charter and presented the Agency’s perspective on issues that are highlighted in the Council Conclusions. These included internal security, asylum and migration, the rights of the child, racism and xenophobia, the space for civil society and how to better promote fundamental rights. He encouraged Member States to draw on the Agency’s work recalling that when the Charter entered into force, the European Council called on the EU institutions to ‘make full use of’ FRA’s expertise in devising the EU’s actions in the area of freedom, security and justice.