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As part of a series of national Fundamental Rights Charter events across the EU, FRA joined a roundtable discussion in Hungary. The discussion celebrated the 20th anniversary of EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the 2019 laureate of the European Parliament’s Sakharov-prize for the freedom of thought, Ilham Tohti.
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On 21 January, FRA and the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights attended the 108th Frontex Management Board meeting.
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On 26 November, FRA presented best practices on independent monitoring mechanisms under the Pact on Migration and Asylum during a meeting of the Strategic Committee on Immigration, Frontiers and Asylum (SCIFA). The Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU invited FRA to speak.
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The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is concerned about the recent amendment to the Constitution of the Slovak Republic. The amendment introduces provisions that may conflict with the shared values and legal obligations underpinning the European Union. The constitutional changes risk undermining the principles of equality, human dignity, and respect for fundamental rights enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, as well as the commitments Member States have undertaken under the Treaty on European Union.
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The FRA Scientific Committee met on 5 September at the Agency in Vienna. It elected Gentian Zyberi as its new Chair and John Morijn as Vice-Chair. Both will serve a one-year term.
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The report on the overview of the cooperation between FRA and the Council of Europe in 2024 is available on FRA’s website. It provides an overview of activities between the two organisations, as well as how FRA and the Council of Europe support each other’s work in strengthening fundamental rights and the rule of law across the EU.
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The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has submitted two contributions to the European Commission as part of the consultation for the next long-term EU budget. In the submissions, FRA calls for stronger safeguards to ensure all EU funding upholds fundamental rights and the EU’s founding values. It also urges action to address the shrinking space and funding for civil society organisations (CSOs) that work on fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law.
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FRA held an information session for National Liaison Officers on FRANET – FRA’s multidisciplinary research network.
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Opinions from FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2024 are now available in all EU languages as well as in Albanian, Macedonian and Serbian.
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The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) issues an annual overview of national forced return monitoring systems across the EU. The overview for 2023 is now available.