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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System

FRA joined working meetings on establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). FRA is a member of the ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board, set up under the Regulation.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

European National Preventative Mechanisms Forum takes place at the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe held a National Preventative Mechanisms Forum on 4 and 5 June in Strasbourg. FRA presented its Criminal Detention Database. It also participated in discussions on the detention of vulnerable people and migrants.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Business and human rights

FRA’s greenwashing report discussed at Council of Europe’s Social Affairs Committee

FRA presented its report on greenwashing to the Council of Europe’s Committee on Social Affairs, Health, and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

Training for Hungarian administrative law judges on EU return laws

FRA delivered training on EU return laws and related case law of the EU’s Court of Justice at a training event for administrative judges in Budapest. The training took place on 30 May at the Hungarian Judicial Academy.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Data protection

Lack of resources undermine EU data protection enforcement

Large number of complaints, lack of human and financial resources and a growing workload – these are some of the challenges that most data protection authorities face when implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), finds the new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). FRA calls on the EU countries to ensure data protection authorities have the resources they need to ensure people’s personal data are protected.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

LGBTIQ Survey info session for national authorities

FRA held an information session for national authorities on its LGBTIQ Survey report. The session brought together more than 60 representatives from ministries and other national authorities covering over 15 countries.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin

Conditions for success for national action plans against racism

On 28 May, FRA delivered a keynote speech at an international conference in Berlin on conditions for the success of national action plans against racism. The focus was on a human rights-based approach to data to effectively measure and combat racism.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

AI and fundamental rights feature at European Scientific Legal Tech Summit

FRA gave a plenary address during the first European Legal Tech Summit. The summit took place on 23 May in Vienna.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

FRA joins annual Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference

FRA co-sponsored the 2024 Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) conference that ran from 22 to 24 May in Brussels. The event takes place every year.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Presenting FRA’s EU LGBTIQ survey results

FRA presented and discussed its EU LGBTIQ Survey report and results during a series of events from 14 to 17 May.