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OPEN DAY AT THE EU FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS AGENCY (Schwarzenbergplatz 11, 1040 Vienna) Registered FRP participants will have the chance to learn about FRA’s work and to explore possibilities for cooperation with FRA experts and project managers. |
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PLENARY SESSION I |
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Moderator: |
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| 12.00 – 13.00 |
REGISTRATION and sandwich lunch |
| 13.00 – 13.15 |
WELCOME and INTRODUCTION Maija Sakslin, Chairperson of FRA Management Board [ Read speech ] |
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13.15 – 13.30 |
ONE EXAMPLE OF MANY Max Schrems, "Europe vs Facebook" - What can civil society contribute? [ Download presentation ] |
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13.30 – 14.00 |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA: “Fundamental Rights – the way ahead.” [ Read speech ] Questions from the floor |
| 14.00 – 15.15 |
PANEL DEBATE – What’s next for fundamental rights in the EU? Outlook on EU strategic guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice and the role of civil society This panel will outline what the different EU institutions aim to achieve in the medium- and long-term in the area of freedom, security and justice area in the EU. There will be a specific focus on the role and possible contribution of civil society, focusing on what works well, what are the obstacles to the effective involvement of civil society, and what else does civil society need to be able to contribute (more) successfully? Kosmas Boskovits, FREMP Chair of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the EU (Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons) Salla Saastamoinen, Head of Unit DG Justice Fundamental Rights and Union Citizenship Natacha Kazatchkine, Senior Executive Officer, European Institutions Office, Amnesty International Rosemary Byrne, Associate Professor of International and Human Rights Law, Trinity College Dublin and Chairperson of the FRA Scientific Committee |
| 15.15 – 15.45 |
COFFEE BREAK |
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WORKSHOPS |
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| 15.45 – 18.15 |
WORKING GROUPS: Two rounds of six working groups each. The topics will be based on what meeting participants see as key challenges, as collected ahead of the meeting via an online survey. Key questions: |
| 15.45 – 17.00 |
Round 1 |
| 17.00 – 18.15 |
Round 2 |
| 18.15 – 19.00 |
Presentation of candidates standing for the Advisory Panel elections |
| 19.00 |
EVENING RECEPTION (Wien Messe) |
Friday, 11 April
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PLENARY SESSION II |
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| 08.45 – 09.45 |
Voting for the Advisory Panel elections and welcome coffee In parallel: “Exhbition” on working group outcomes from Day 1 |
| 09.45 – 10.00 |
Recap of Day 1 |
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THE FLOOR IS YOURS |
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| 10.00 – 13.30 |
THE FLOOR IS YOURS: What ideas and promising practices can you share from civil society involvement in making fundamental rights a reality? The ‘Floor is yours’ invites participants to bring together and share their practices of making fundamental rights a reality. This should result in a ‘catalogue of practices’, to be provided to EU institutions and Member States. |
| 10.00 – 11.00 |
Round 1 |
| 11.00 – 11.25 |
COFFEE BREAK |
| 11.25 – 12.25 |
Round 2 |
| 12.30 – 13.30 |
Round 3 |
| 13.30 – 14.30 |
LUNCH |
| 14.30 – 15.00 |
FRP ADVISORY PANEL – Handover Member(s) of outgoing FRP Advisory Panel Announcement of the six newly-elected Members of the Advisory Panel |
| 15.00 – 15.30 |
CLOSING REMARKS and next steps Morten Kjaerum, Director, FRA [ Read speech ] |
| 15.45 – 17.00 |
Meeting of the new Advisory Panel |
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There will be interpretation from and into English/French during the plenary sessions. |
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