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How should the EU approach to artificial intelligence and facial recognition?
The European Commission held a meeting on the rule of law on 6 February in Brussels.
The Council of Europe is revising its 1997 recommendation on National Human Rights Institutions.
The Netherlands Helsinki Committee hosted a workshop on communicating rights in a post-truth area.
FRA’s Director and a delegation of its Management Team will meet the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on 7 February in Geneva.
FRA will speak at a judicial independence workshop in Florence on 14 February.
How can we strengthen citizen involvement in the EU’s cohesion funds?
On 5 February, FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will meet EU Commissioners to better understand their priorities and explore how FRA can support their work.
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Accurately measuring violence against women is important to help governments prioritise the issue and create policies that work.
The agency’s Scientific Committee will meet on 10 February at FRA.
On 5 February, civil law students from Utrecht’s Molengraaff Dispuut association will visit FRA.
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The rule of law will feature at this year’s European Police Congress where the FRA Director will speak.
The new-look, modern FRA website allows users to quickly and simply find the key fundamental rights information they need.
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FRA will address a conference on combating antisemitism in the OSCE region.
Europol held a meeting to on 24 January in the Hague boost internal security innovation.
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The Advisory Panel of the FRA’s Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) will discuss the platform’s future development.
How can FRA’s report on the situation of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) in the EU support the development of policies and standards at the EU, international and national level to help NHRIs?
The pace of change is relentless. Technological advances continue to have an ever-greater impact on our daily lives. European Data Protection Day on 28 January is a chance to remember the growing need for robust personal data safeguards to ensure we all benefit from greater digitalisation.
FRA will deliver a speech on 28 January in Brussels on artificial intelligence, Big Data and fundamental rights.
It was 75 years ago today that soldiers liberated the Auschwitz extermination camp. A poignant time to learn from the horrors of the past and build for a better future.