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FRA met with national statutory bodies from EU Member states on 20 and 27 June. These included National Human Rights Institutions, Equality Bodies and Ombuds institutions.
From 23 to 26 June, FRA attended meetings of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA). It presented FRA’s priorities in the area of combating antisemitism, including in the area of Holocaust education and remembrance.
FRA took part in the Annual Conference of the European Partnership for Democracy on ‘Rebooting Democracy, Lessons from the Past, Code for the Future’.
FRA attended a meeting of the Working Group on the Implementation of the EU Strategy on combating antisemitism and fostering Jewish life which took place from 17 to 18 June in Gdansk.
FRA gave a presentation at the event ‘The Long Shadow of Antisemitism – Finland and Europe without Antisemitism’ on 12 June. FRA spoke about its work on antisemitism and its latest survey findings.
On 17 June, the Advisory Board of the Independent Border Monitoring Mechanism of Croatia met in Zagreb. They discussed the monitoring mechanism’s last periodic work report that covering the first five months of 2025.
FRA’s Director carried out a country visit to Lithuania from 9 to 11 June. She met national authorities and key fundamental rights actors.
The Mediterranean remains a deadly route, with a rising number of migrant deaths. Since 2014, over 32,000 people have lost their lives crossing the Mediterranean Sea to seek safety and protection or a better life in Europe. In its latest update of search and rescue operations at sea on World Refugee Day, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) highlights how capacity issues, legal challenges and other measures against civil society organisations continue to hamper efforts to save lives.
On 10 June, FRA was part of the European Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) joint hearing supporting the mid-term review of the Commission’s Strategy on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.