On 18 September, FRA hosted an online roundtable to discuss the findings of its project on the fundamental rights implications of the EU’s Entry Exit System.
On 16-17 September, FRA attended the meeting of the Technical Advisory Group on violence against women prevalence estimation and data. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the World Health Organization in Geneva.
On 17 September, FRA took part in a virtual meeting of EU Justice and Home Affairs Agencies on methodologies for drafting annual reports. The EU Asylum Agency (EUAA) organised the meeting.
De nouvelles orientations de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) décrivent la façon dont les pays de l’UE sont tenus de mettre en place des mécanismes nationaux indépendants permettant de contrôler le respect des droits fondamentaux lors des procédures de filtrage et d’asile aux frontières.
At its 66th meeting, held on 13 September at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, the Scientific Committee elected Kirsten Roberts Lyer as its new Chair and Gentian Zyberi as Vice-Chair. Both will serve a one-year term, with the next election scheduled for the Committee’s 70th meeting on 5 September 2025.
FRA’s Director met Vienna Vice-Mayor Christoph Wiederkehr, responsible for Education, Youth, Integration and Transparency on 6 September. The meeting was at the invitation of the Vienna Human Rights Commissioner, Shams Asadi.
FRA released Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Lithuanian, Portuguese and Swedish versions of its Fundamental Rights Charter trainers’ manual. This completes the set of 22 EU languages.
FRA took part in a workshop on 5 August in Dornbirn on the newly-established and first human rights square in Vorarlberg. The square will be officially opened on 10 December.
Les travailleurs migrants dans l’UE sont souvent victimes d’exploitation et d’abus au travail. Les nouvelles orientations de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) mettent en avant six mesures adressées aux inspecteurs du travail pour mieux protéger et faire valoir les droits des travailleurs migrants. Cet automne, l’Agence publiera également un manuel pratique contenant des conseils, des exemples et des exercices afin d’accompagner les inspecteurs du travail.