The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) welcomes that European countries have opened their doors to people fleeing Ukraine. Our full solidarity is with everyone suffering from this conflict.
Human rights are the preeminent pathway towards achieving that shared goal of people of goodwill in the context of the technological revolution. Adopting a rights-based approach to this great project is not just legally required, as is the case here in the EU, but it is also axiomatic, a compelling matter.
FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty spoke about free media and freedom of expression at the UN-EU High-level Policy Dialogue on ‘Protecting the safety of journalists, Media freedom and pluralism in the European Union: challenges and opportunities’. The event took place in Brussels on 24 February 2022.