FRA Director Sirpa Rautio addresses EU Affairs ministers from Member States during the EU General Affairs Council meeting organised by the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The meeting took place on 15 October in Luxembourg. She fed into discussions on the fight against antisemitism, the EU declaration on fostering Jewish life and combatting antisemitism, and how FRA can help with its evidence-based advice.

FRA Director Sirpa Rautio delivers her opening speech during ENOC's 28th Annual Conference and General Assembly meeting. The meeting in Helsinki runs from 18 to 20 September 2024. ENOC is the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children, a not-for-profit association of independent children’s rights institutions.

FRA Director Sirpa Rautio addresses EU Justice Ministers during the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 23 July 2024 in Budapest. The Director focused on AI and its use in the digitalisation of justice.

FRA's Director delivered a keynote speech during Eurochild Convention 2024 that took place from 2 to 3 July 2024 in Malta. The theme of the event is fostering rights-based solutions to tackle child poverty and social exclusion across Europe.

FRA’s Director delivers a keynote speech during the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna on 24 June that focused on tolerance, non-discrimination and gender equality. The Maltese OSCE Chairpersonship and the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organised the meeting.

FRA Director delivers a keynote speech during the 'Pride Alliances and Policy: Towards a Union of Equality' conference on 17 May 2024 in Brussels. The Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU event to mark International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia.

FRA Director's keynote speech during the European Conference on Antisemitism in Vienna on 6 May 2024. She addressed the high-level panel on 'Antisemitism as the “new normal”? Addressing rising antisemitism effectively at universities and on social media'.

FRA Director Sirpa Rautio delivers the opening statement at the Agency's flagship event, the Fundamental Rights Forum 2024 in Vienna on 11 March.

New FRA Director Sirpa Rautio delivers her maiden speech to EU Justice Ministers during the EU's Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting on 5 March 2024 in Brussels. The Director joined a session on the Council’s Conclusions on the European Commission’s annual report on the application of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter.