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FRA shared information about investigations of alleged fundamental rights violations at borders during a meeting of the Council Working Party for Schengen Matters, upon invitation by the Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU.
FRA presented its ongoing work under the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum at the annual conference that the Czech Ombudsperson organises on refugee and immigration law.
FRA supported training of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) national units at the Europol premises in The Hague between 4 and 6 November.
FRA joined the plenary meeting online of the Council of Europe’s Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI) from 3 to 5 November.
On 10 November, FRA took part in a workshop on the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (2026–2030) in Brussels. The European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs organised the meeting.
On 19 November, FRA will hold the official opening event of its Brussels Liaison Office with a high-level debate and a reception.
FRA and the European Economic and Social Committee will sign an Exchange of Letters on 20 November.
The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU invited FRA to present key findings of its projects on high-risk AI and on the digitalisation of justice.
FRA will speak at a workshop on the challenges and opportunities of monitoring EU law compliance.
FRA and the European Committee of the Regions’ Commission for Citizenship, Governance, Institutional and External Affairs (CIVEX) will hold its Annual Dialogue. The meeting will be dedicated to the role of local and regional authorities in democracy and fundamental rights in the EU, in light of the European Democracy Shield.
FRA will take part in the annual EU Innovation Hub for Internal Security. The event will address key innovation topics for the EU internal security community such as foresight, biometrics, AI and fundamental rights.
FRA is holding an online information session for its national liaison officers and public authorities on its recent report, 'Digitalising justice: A fundamental rights-based approach'.
FRA joined the final meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training in Brussels from 21 to 22 October. FRA contributed to discussions on teaching about the EU in schools and the challenges of doing so.
La négligence, les mauvais traitements et la violence à l’égard des personnes handicapées vivant en institution sont monnaie courante dans toute l’UE. Un nouveau rapport de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) montre comment la banalisation de la violence, les obstacles à la dénonciation des abus et l’absence de surveillance efficace portent atteinte aux droits des personnes handicapées. La FRA appelle les pays de l’UE à prendre des mesures urgentes pour prévenir la violence, protéger les victimes et demander des comptes aux institutions.
FRA will speak at a conference on ‘Democracy Under Threat’ that will take place on 14 November in Vienna. The Delegation of the Government of Catalonia to Central Europe, the International Institute for Peace in Vienna (IIP), in partnership with the City of Vienna’s Office for Human Rights organised the conference.
On 4 November, the European Parliament Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) held a hearing on the draft report on the implementation of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter in the EU legal framework. This comes as the 25th anniversary of the EU Charter nears.
The FRA Director, Sirpa Rautio, will speak during the high-level ‘Fortifying Freedom: Defence and Democracy Dialogue’ conference. Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Democracy, this one-day event will bring together representatives of government, academia and civil society to examine the new and challenging geopolitical reality and the different threats to democratic freedoms.
FRA will deliver a keynote speech during the Queer in Vienna conference on 13 November. FRA will speak about the role of data protecting fundamental rights and promoting equality using the case of its EU LGBTIQ Survey.
On 4 November, FRA took part in a meeting of the European Platform tackling undeclared work devoted to third-country national workers. The platform brings together Member State representatives, mostly labour inspectorate and related enforcement authorities.
FRA contributed to the exchange of views at the meeting of the Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens' Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP) on combating racism, antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred.