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The European University Institute in Florence held a conference on 24 May on Information Sharing and European Agencies: Novel Frontiers.
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The Agency presented findings from its challenges facing civil society working on human rights report at a meeting of over 120 funders, foundations and philanthropists on 28 May in Brussels.
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The EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), for which the Agency is the secretariat, and national frameworks held their annual meeting on 28 May in Brussels.
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EU trends in Roma inclusion based on the FRA 2011 and 2016 surveys featured during a meeting of the Council of Europe’s Ad Hoc Committee of Experts On Roma And Traveller Issues.
The Agency presented research findings on discrimination and integration during a conference on 18 May about migrant integration at the regional and local level.
The FRA Management Board, during its meeting in May 2018, appointed five women and six men from 100 applicants to form the Agency's new Scientific Committee. The appointment was done following a transparent call for applications and selection procedure after having consulted the competent committee of the European Parliament.
The Agency will take part in the second migration and child rights expert meeting in Brussels on 1 June that looks at protecting children in migration.
How to identify key inequalities and challenges to ensuring equality in Europe will be the focus of the Agency’s address to the ‘Investing in Equality’ conference in Brussels on 1 June.
The Agency will take part in a conference on 31 May in Milan on SDGs, Climate and the Future of Europe, organised by the Italian Alliance for Sustainable Development.
A new focus paper from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) outlines the potential for discrimination in using big data for automated decision making. It also suggests potential ways of minimising this risk.
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The Agency will present its findings and suggestions on civil society space in the EU at a major civil society event in Sofia on 30 May.
The Director of European Gender Equality Institute, Virginija Langbakk, will visit the Agency on 29 May.
The Agency will take part in a meeting of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance in Rome on 29 May.
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On 29 May, the Agency will take part in a Roma integration panel debate in Sofia, part of a Roma inclusion conference organised by the Bulgarian EU Presidency.
The situation at the EU’s external and internal borders, as officials process migrants entering or passing through the EU, remains tense in some places, finds the Agency’s latest report on migration-related fundamental rights issues. It also highlights some of the hardships many migrants, particularly women and children, continue to experience.
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Speaking during the opening panel of the ‘Philanthropy Scrum: Co-creating a Single Market’ event, the Agency will bring forward key findings and recommendations from its study on challenges facing civil society working on human rights.
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The Agency will present FRAbot during the GAME CHANGER conference in Leipzig that takes place from 28 to 29 May.
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From 28 to 30 May, the European Social Services Conference (ESSC) in Seville will bring together over 500 senior professionals from across Europe to explore how services can be improved and how to create a sustainable welfare ecosystem to empower people and their communities.
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From 28 to 30 May, the European Social Services Conference (ESSC) in Seville will bring together over 500 senior professionals from across Europe to explore how services can be improved and how to create a sustainable welfare ecosystem to empower people and their communities.
The FRA Director will participate in a panel discussion including Tibor Navracsics, EU Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport, to explore the legal, moral, political and cultural aspects of Europe’s shared values.