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FRA will host a foresight workshop in Vienna from 21 to 22 May to develop fundamental rights scenarios for Europe in 2040.
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The European Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the EU will host the second plenary of the High-Level Forum on the Future of EU Criminal Justice.
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On the first day of Victim Support Europe's annual conference, FRA will speak during a panel session exploring the effectiveness of international legal instruments in shaping victim support systems across Europe.
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FRA will take part virtually in a meeting of the Working Group on Equality and Values in Education and Training from 20 to 21 May.
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FRA will speak during a panel discussion on the Ombudsman as a bridge between states, institutions and people. The discussion forms part of a ceremonial meeting and follow-up conference marking 25 years since the establishment of the Czech Ombuds institution and the creation of Czech National Human Rights Institution and the Ombudsman for Children in Czechia this year.
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FRA will take part in the ILO Global conference on its fair recruitment initiative. It will look at the way forward from policy to practice.
On 7 May, FRA took part in the Spring General Assembly 2025 of the Climate Action Network, Europe. FRA joined the high-level panel on holding the line for climate action.
Sirpa Rautio
FRA Director, Sirpa Rautio, at the University of Florence addresses 'The Future of Democracy in the Digital Era' conference on 15 May 2025. Her talk focuses on the effects of digital technologies on fundamental rights.
On 6 May, FRA will speak at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting in Vienna.
At its 66th meeting, held on 13 September at the agency’s headquarters in Vienna, the Scientific Committee elected Kirsten Roberts Lyer as its new Chair and Gentian Zyberi as Vice-Chair. Both will serve a one-year term, with the next election scheduled for the Committee’s 70th meeting on 5 September 2025.
The latest review of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows how NHRIs provide advice on national laws and policies, how they monitor EU funds or use the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. It also provides information on their accreditation status and mandates.
FRA presented to the EU Council’s Asylum Working Party its updated guidance on setting up national independent mechanisms to monitor fundamental rights compliance during screening and asylum border procedures.
FRA gave a presentation on its updated guidance on independent national monitoring mechanisms that should be set up as part of screening and the asylum border procedures at a event on how to apply the EU’s new Screening Regulation.
FRA joined a meeting of the ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board. They discussed the 2024 annual report and the 2025 work programme.
FRA and the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) held advanced training on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights for the members of the judiciary on 23-24 April at FRA in Vienna.
On 30 April, FRA will contribute to a CEPOL webinar on fighting antisemitism online and offline. The webinar aims at improving law enforcement actions against violence and discrimination against Jews.
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On 22 and 23 April, FRA Director Sirpa Rautio will speak at the high-level Conference on the role of civil society in the protection of the rule of law. The Director will contribute to a panel discussion on the principle of civil society as an EU value.
On 9 and 10 April, FRA took part in the LGBTIQ Equality Strategy joint consultation and a meeting of the LGBTIQ Equality Subgroup in Brussels.
FRA joined the high-level closing panel of the Paris Arbitration Week where they discussed the integration of human rights into economic law and policy and investment arbitration.
On 8 and 9 April Laura Arikka, the Executive Director of the Finnish Timeout Foundation, and her colleagues visited FRA. FRA’s Director, Sirpa Rautio, introduced them to the Agency and its work.