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FRA’s Director, Michael O’Flaherty joined the Justice Council on 10 March.
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The European Commission’s Child Rights Coordinator is convening several meetings to move forward with the implementation of the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child.
FRA moderated a debate on the role of media in forming public opinion on migration and integration.
On 28 February, the EU Asylum Agency’s Training Reference Group held its annual meeting.
FRA took part in a conference on the legal consequences of a recent Court of Justice of the EU ruling on the Passenger Name Records (PNR) Directive for the future of European laws governing security.
The European Excellence Exchange in Journalism project and the Permanent Conference of Mediterranean Audiovisual Operators invited FRA to present two new courses of its eMedia Toolkit on migration.
On 1-2 March, FRA hosted the Greek Fundamental Rights Officer for a two-day induction meeting.
On 28 February, FRA spoke at the closing conference of the EU-funded PolStops network.
On 28 February, FRA attended a plenary meeting of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint network.
Across the European Union, the professional backgrounds and skills of guardians of unaccompanied children vary widely. This led the EU Agency of Fundamental Rights (FRA), in close coordination with the European Guardianship Network, to develop training material for guardians and trainers.
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The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is looking for its next Director to take office in December 2023.
FRA will speak at this year’s Civil Society Days of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).
On 28 February, FRA’s Director will present the updated report on surveillance by intelligence services to the European Parliament’s Committee of Inquiry to investigate the use of Pegasus and equivalent surveillance spyware (PEGA).
People fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are widely supported across Europe. But they face challenges in education, finding work and making ends meet, as results from the latest survey from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) reveal. The results should guide policymakers to find sustainable solutions that benefit both the people who fled and their host societies.
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From 16 to 17 February, FRA took part in the second of two workshops aimed at supporting and feeding into the preparation of the EU’s 2023 report annual Strategic Foresight Report.
FRA co-chaired the Frontex Consultative Forum meeting, alongside the UN Refugee Agency.
FRA addressed the Council of the EU’s Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons Working Group (FREMP) on 23 February.
The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union hosted a high-level conference on the implementation of National Action Plans against Racism.
FRA will take part in the annual meeting of European Presidents of Bar and Law Societies.
Victims of crime across the EU still do not receive adequate support or protection, finds a new report of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Measures that could help respect victims’ rights are lacking or not well used. On European Day for Victims of Crime, FRA calls on EU countries to better protect victims, improve victim support and facilitate crime reporting.