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FRA attended the Steering Committee Meeting of the European Coalition of Cities against Racism (ECCAR).
On 19 March, FRA and the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights attended the Frontex Management Board meeting.
On 17 March, FRA Director Sirpa Rautio delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 European Anti Racism Conference. She emphasised the importance of rights-based evidence, robust indicators and strong equality-data systems to identify and address structural racism.
The majority of people in the EU are concerned about protecting children online and support age limits for social media use, according to recent survey data from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Fear of exploitation, exposure to harmful content or addiction to social media are among the main concerns cited by respondents. FRA’s findings can help shape discussions on how best to protect children online and ensure respect for fundamental rights.
On 11 March, FRA delivered a webinar for the EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) on AI and fundamental rights.
The second workshop of the FRA survey review will take place on 27 March at the Agency. It brings together the contractor, FRA and the external steering committee of eight independent survey experts.
FRA’s community of EU Fundamental Rights Charter experts will hold their annual meeting online on 25 March.
FRA will present the results of the survey on violence against women from Ukraine at a UN Protection Working Group meeting.
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and FRA will hold a collaborative workshop regarding violence against people with disabilities in institutions in Ireland.
Albania currently chairs the OSCE’s Human Dimension Committee. On 23 March, Ambassador Eglantina Gjermeni, Permanent Representative of Albania to the OSCE will come to the Agency to meet FRA Director Sirpa Rautio.
On 23 March, FRA Director Sirpa Rautio will meet the Head of the Council of Europe’s Liaison Office in Vienna, Ambassador Gerhard Doujak at the Agency.
On 18 March, FRA took part in the handover of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Presidency from Israel to Argentina. This event provided an important opportunity to reaffirm FRA’s ongoing commitment to Holocaust remembrance and combating antisemitism alongside international stakeholders and partners.
On 18 March, FRA delivered an online awareness raising session on fundamental rights for newly deployed Europol officers who will be assigned to hotspots at the external borders of several Member States.
FRA published a Polish language version of its fundamental rights guidance for border guards concerning the Entry/Exit System.
FRA delivered training on fundamental rights and the use of biometrics at a Frontex organised event at Brussels Airport on vulnerabilities in automated border crossings. Participants included representatives from EU Member States and Schengen-associated countries.
On 16 March, FRA hosted a webinar on the state of play and ways forward on antisemitism in the EU. It presented FRA’s report on monitoring and recording antisemitism in the EU.
Many women victims of gender-based violence stay silent and do not speak out about their experiences. This must change. Know the facts, break the silence and bring justice to victims. The results from the EU gender-based violence survey represent women aged 18 to 74 from across the EU.
On 17 March, FRA will meet with the European Commission to discuss how FRA’s latest evidence on youth can support the development of the EU Youth Strategy post 2027.
FRA held on 12 March an online information session for National Liaison Officers and ministries to present key insights from the report Better legislation – Human rights impact assessments in lawmaking.