The event brought together EU institutions, national equality bodies, civil society and academics to take stock of implementation efforts and remaining challenges.
FRA underlined how monitoring the new Directives requires a human rights-based approach focused on independence, resources, accessibility, participation and remedies, supported by a common EU indicator set.
FRA highlighted its collaborative work with the European Commission, EIGE and Equinet on developing shared indicators and providing analytical baselines from its EU-wide surveys. These tools support Member States in building monitoring systems that are transparent, rights-compliant and trusted by the public.