From 1 to 3 June 2026, FRA participated in a series of meetings in Strasbourg with colleagues from the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) and the Council of Europe (CoE) colleagues.
The Advisory Forum is a general advisory body to the European Commission and the AI Board, supporting the implementation and enforcement of the AI Act.
On 15-16 June, FRA joins expert meeting on drug market-related violence organised by the EU Drugs Agency (EUDA) in the context of our chairing of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network (JHAAN) in 2026.
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into application on 12 June, requiring each member state to establish an independent fundamental rights monitoring mechanism (IMM) at its external borders. These IMMs are a key tool for safeguarding fundamental rights during screening and asylum border procedures, and their effectiveness depends on operating independently.
National Independent Monitoring Mechanisms under the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum will come together on 11 June. They will be part of an online meeting organised by FRA, the Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the Council of Europe.
Depuis 2011, l’Agence des droits fondamentaux (FRA) de l’Union européenne (UE), le Conseil de l’Europe (CdE) et la Cour européenne des droits de l’homme (CEDH) publient des manuels sur différents domaines du droit européen. Une nouvelle édition du Manuel de droit européen en matière d’asile, de frontières et d’immigration de la FRA et de la CEDH est désormais disponible.
FRA attended the EEA/Norway Grants in Romania kick off meeting for financial mechanism 2021-2028 from 12 to 13 May. The Romanian National Focal Point (NFP) organised the meeting.
The report on the overview of the cooperation between FRA and the Council of Europe in 2025 is available on FRA’s website. It provides an overview of activities between the two organisations, as well as how FRA and the Council of Europe support each other’s work in strengthening fundamental rights and the rule of law across the EU.
FRA contributed to a panel at the ‘Sandbox Conference: Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age’. The conference brought together human rights defenders, journalists, activists, legal experts, and digital security specialists.
FRA will join a public hearing on 8 June on ‘United in Diversity: Roma Inclusion and Our Shared European Culture’. The European Economic and Social Committee’s permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma organised the hearing.
FRA will join the opening conference of the EEA/Norway grants' Programme SOCIAL: Women and Roma Empowerment and Support. FRA has the role of international Partner Organisation within this Programme.
During national day of gender equality in Serbia, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence against Women will host the Alliance for Equality conference.
FRA will hold a post-fieldwork meeting that bring together Franet research partners to discuss the main first-hand findings and highlights from each country of its online child safety project. FRA’s research project addresses the pressing challenge on ensuring that children and young people can safely participate online.
The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host an Informal Ministerial Conference in Nicosia from 11 to 12 June to mark the entry into application of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The event will discuss the implementation of the EU Pact, future challenges and cooperation needs.
FRA intervened during the EU–Western Balkans Civil Society Conference: Trust and Partnership at the Heart of EU Enlargement, on 29 May in Vienna. The event was organised by the European Economic and Social Committee jointly with the Cyprus Presidency of the EU, the European Commission and the Open Society Foundation.
