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Asylum, migration and borders

European Annual Asylum and Migration Report discussions

On 9 July, FRA attended a meeting organised by the European Commission with EU Member States and relevant EU Justice and Home Affairs agencies to discuss the European Annual Asylum and Migration Report.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Strengthening civic space in Romania through the EEA and Norway Grants Civil Society Fund

FRA took part in the launch event for the EEA and Norway Grants Civil Society Fund in Romania on 2 July in Bucharest. Over 250 representatives of civil society organisations, public institutions, donors and the business sector convened to learn about the Fund, which will provide close to €54 million for civil society.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

FRA joins discussions on innovative approaches to Holocaust remembrance and education

On 9 July, FRA joined a guided tour of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, and contributed to an expert panel on innovative approaches to Holocaust remembrance and education.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Training on legal safeguards to prevent and address labour exploitation

FRA delivered a presentation on EU law safeguards to prevent and address labour exploitation among non-EU workers during a training seminar. FRA’s focus was on the practical implementation of safeguards by labour inspectors, drawing on the key recommendations of FRA’s Manual for Labour Inspectors.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

Combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life in Europe

Representatives of Jewish communities, national coordinators and special envoys on combating antisemitism, civil society organisations, governments, EU institutions, National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) and equality bodies met in Vienna last week to discuss current challenges, Member States’ actions and European Commission initiatives under the EU Strategy on Combating Antisemitism and Fostering Jewish Life.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

FRA joins webinar on the Charter in strategic litigation

Many legal practitioners on the national level in Member States still fail to invoke the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter consistently. Even when they do, they often struggle to follow through to timely and effective implementation of court rulings.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

FRA contributes to the European Commission report on the EU Charter

The 2026 European Commission report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights will focus on the role of National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs), Equality Bodies and Ombuds institutions in upholding and promoting the Charter.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief

High-Level Group discusses equality, non-discrimination and diversity

FRA took part in a meeting of the High-Level Group on Non-Discrimination, Equality and Diversity in Brussels on 30 June and 1 July.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

FRA country visit to the Netherlands

FRA’s Director Sirpa Rautio carried out a country visit to the Netherlands between 16 and 18 June. She had bilateral meetings with Pieter Heerma, Minister for the Interior and Claudia van Bruggen, State Secretary at the Ministry of Justice.
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Child protection
Children, youth and older people
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

Cross-border child abduction case law factsheet

FRA and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) issue their latest joint thematic factsheet. This factsheet focuses on cross-border child abduction in EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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