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National Independent Monitoring Mechanisms under the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum will come together on 11 June. They will be part of an online meeting organised by FRA, the Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer, the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) and the Council of Europe.
On 19 May, FRA joined the FEANTSA Forum in Warsaw. Based on its expertise in surveying hard-to-reach and hard-to-survey populations,
FRA attended the EEA/Norway Grants in Romania kick off meeting for financial mechanism 2021-2028 from 12 to 13 May. The Romanian National Focal Point (NFP) organised the meeting.
The report on the overview of the cooperation between FRA and the Council of Europe in 2025 is available on FRA’s website. It provides an overview of activities between the two organisations, as well as how FRA and the Council of Europe support each other’s work in strengthening fundamental rights and the rule of law across the EU.
FRA contributed to a panel at the ‘Sandbox Conference: Protecting European Civic Space in the Digital Age’. The conference brought together human rights defenders, journalists, activists, legal experts, and digital security specialists.
FRA will join a public hearing on 8 June on ‘United in Diversity: Roma Inclusion and Our Shared European Culture’. The European Economic and Social Committee’s permanent group on Inclusion of the Roma organised the hearing.
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FRA will join the opening conference of the EEA/Norway grants' Programme SOCIAL: Women and Roma Empowerment and Support. FRA has the role of international Partner Organisation within this Programme.
During national day of gender equality in Serbia, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Prevention of Violence against Women will host the Alliance for Equality conference.
FRA will hold a post-fieldwork meeting that bring together Franet research partners to discuss the main first-hand findings and highlights from each country of its online child safety project. FRA’s research project addresses the pressing challenge on ensuring that children and young people can safely participate online.
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The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the European Union will host an Informal Ministerial Conference in Nicosia from 11 to 12 June to mark the entry into application of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The event will discuss the implementation of the EU Pact, future challenges and cooperation needs.
FRA intervened during the EU–Western Balkans Civil Society Conference: Trust and Partnership at the Heart of EU Enlargement, on 29 May in Vienna. The event was organised by the European Economic and Social Committee jointly with the Cyprus Presidency of the EU, the European Commission and the Open Society Foundation.
The European Guardianship Network met in Utrecht 28 and 29 May to discuss the challenges and implementation of the EU’s Pact on Migration and Asylum in the area of guardianship for unaccompanied children.
On 2 June, FRA in partnership with Slovenian partners, held a meeting on preventing violence against people with disabilities in institutions. The partners included Slovenia’s Social Protection Institute, the Centre for Deinstitutionalisation, the Museum of Madness, the Advocacy Centre and the Slovenian Ombudswoman.
From 2 to 3 June, FRA joined the Plenary Meeting of the Steering Committee (CDENF) that oversees the implementation of the Council of Europe’s Child Rights Strategy. FRA provided input to draft Recommendations and Guidelines in the areas of child participation, child-friendly justice, and integrated services for children.
FRA took part in the annual meeting of the Bar European Group that took place from 24 to 26 May in Barcelona.
FRA joined an online technical exchange on 28 May on policies for protecting Roma people. The meeting was a follow up to the EU-Brazil Human Rights Dialogue.
On 29 May in Prague, FRA took part in the Pride Business Forum, the Annual Conference of the European Pride Business Network (EPBN).
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The FRA Director delivers opening remarks during the First European Forum on Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Improving Protection and Enhancing Collaboration. The Forum took place on 3 June at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg.