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On 14-15 October, FRA took part in the Forum 2000 conference in Prague.
FRA provided fundamental rights input to the EU Asylum Agency’s (EUAA) conference on key elements of legal assistance and information sharing in the context of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The event focused on the pivotal role of accessible legal aid and transparent information-sharing arrangements in the asylum context to ensure the fair and effective implementation of the Pact.
FRA attended a meeting in Brussels from 6 to 7 October of the subgroup on the national implementation of the EU Anti-Racism Action Plan 2020-2025. It was the last meeting under the current anti-Racism action plan.
FRA will contribute to the 4th Child-Friendly Justic European Network annual seminar on 23 October on bridging child protection and child justice. It will join an interactive session on strengthening the capacities and the roles of child protection systems in Europe.
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On 20 and 21 October, in the context of its 2025 Presidency of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network, FRA hosts a thematic workshop on internal security and fundamental rights.
FRA’s Director Sirpa Rautio visited Cyprus and had insightful meetings with the government ahead of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union that begins in January 2026.
FRA took part in a meeting of the Council of Europe, FRA, ENNHRI and Equinet Collaborative Platform on Social and Economic Rights. The event also marked the 10th anniversary of the Platform.
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FRA will host a consultation meeting on violence against people with disabilities in institutions from 21 to 22 October. It will build on key findings of FRA’s forthcoming comparative report on laws and practices to prevent and protect against violence towards people with disabilities in institutions in the EU.
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FRA will contribute to a panel discussing judicial training, democracy and the rule of law at a conference celebrating 25 years of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN).
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FRA will speak during the online launch of the Council of Europe’s Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP) course on the interplay between the European Convention on Human Rights and the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter, in the Western Balkans on 15 and 16 October.
On 13 October, the Agency will take participate in the 7th Advisory Board meeting of the EU Children’s Participation Platform. FRA is a Board member.
The Danish Embassy in Vienna has partnered with the Network of Danish Youth Councils. As part of this, the network will visit Vienna on 14 October.
FRA will join an Irish Presidency webinar on understanding and upholding EU values, and the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter. It will present the Agency, cooperation with EU Presidencies as well as the EU Charter and FRA’s Charter tools.
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FRA will host the workshop of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network and selected other agencies to discuss the collection and use of data on gender-based violence.
FRA’s Director launched the report ‘Rights of Roma and Travellers in 13 European Countries – Perspectives from the Roma Survey 2024’ on 2 October in Brussels. During the opening political panel of the European Platform for Roma Inclusion, she presented key survey findings.
On 7 October, FRA contributed to a panel discussion on instrumentalisation of migrants along the EU’s Eastern border. It was organised as part of the Senior Officials’ Meeting of the Prague Process.
FRA contributed to two sessions at the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit 2025, held in Spain from 7 to 9 October 2025. At a high-level panel on participation and inclusion, FRA discussed how meaningful participation enhances government effectiveness by leading to better-quality outcomes, increased legitimacy and trust, and greater empowerment.
The FRA Director spoke at the launch of ‘The Unheard 12 millions’. The book presents stories of individuals that the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights met during his visits to selected European countries.
FRA took part in the EU RIGHTS CITIES project partner workshop organised in Zagreb from 28 September to 1 October. The meeting focused on civic engagement and participation in human rights cities.