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On 16 May, FRA will welcome a delegation of fellows from the Western Balkans Fellowship Programme.
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On 19 and 20 May, the Croatian data protection authority, AZOP, hosts the 30th conference of data protection authorities in Dubrovnik.
EU countries are welcoming and supporting unprecedented numbers of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. It has serious implications for many fundamental rights within the EU and requires Member States to find sustainable solutions, as the first Ukraine bulletin from the EU Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) shows.
The annual European Judicial Training Network's (EJTN) and FRA carried out joint training on the applicability and effect of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in national proceedings.
FRA and the CIVEX Commission of the European Committee of the Regions will host on online training event on 19 May.
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The National Contact Point for EEA/Norway Grants in Czechia and the Financial Mechanism Office of EEA/Norway Grants will bring together all actors engaged in implementing the Roma inclusion and empowerment programme under the Norway Grants 2014-2021 programme.
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The agency’s Executive Board and Management Board will convene on 19 and 20 May in Vienna.
Cette année, la Journée internationale contre l’homophobie, la biphobie et la transphobie se tiendra le 17 mai dans le contexte de la guerre en Ukraine. L’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) se félicite de la solidarité manifestée dans les pays de l’UE. Elle exhorte tous les pays à traiter chacun dans toute sa diversité, y compris les personnes lesbiennes, gays, bisexuelles, transgenres et intersexuées (LGBTI+) qui fuient la guerre, de manière égale et respectueuse. Ainsi, elles bénéficient elles aussi de la même protection des droits fondamentaux que les autres et peuvent vivre librement.
Michael O’Flaherty
FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty delivers his speech during the Council of Europe's 'Beyond the horizon: a new era for the rights of the child' conference. The event in Rome on 7 April marks the launch of their new child rights strategy.
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The European Policy Congress this year will focus on whether change poses a risk or a chance.
FRA highlighted fundamental rights safeguards in the EU’s Entry-Exit system during a training course on 26 and 28 April.
FRA took part in the conference ID@Borders & Future of Travel Conference 2022.
FRA will provide training on the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter for staff of several Croatian ministries.
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FRA will present findings from its report on presumption of innocence and related rights at a two-day conference on the state of criminal justice in the EU.
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FRA will take part in a working group to update the HELP course on child-friendly justice and child rights.
On 16 May, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will meet the OSCE Representative on Freedom of Media Teresa Ribeiro.
On 7 May, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) organises the fourth Fundamental Rights Dialogue – a live debate that gives young people an opportunity to voice their fundamental rights concerns and discussed ways to solve them. The event will take place in Paris and will be live-streamed.
Un nouveau guide de l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) offre un soutien aux autorités locales afin d’ancrer solidement les droits humains dans la vie des personnes qu’elles servent.
On 22 April, FRA took part in a conference organised by the Vienna Anti-Discrimination Agency for LGBTIQ Affairs (WASt) on queer youth issues.
Civil society organisations active in the area of fundamental rights and other rights defenders are key for the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.