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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
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FRA to join this year’s Privacy Symposium

FRA will speak during the Privacy Symposium in Venice.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Victims’ rights

EU Victims’ Rights Platform meeting

FRA will take part in the EU Victims’ Rights Platform meeting. The event will take place on 17 April in Brussels.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
Religion and belief
Michael O’Flaherty

Celebrating Jewish Life: Honouring Dignity, Delivering Safety

FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, spoke during the second high-level meeting on antisemitic hate crime: European Conference on Antisemitism in Vienna on 17 April. He underlined the resurgence of antisemitism and reminded participants of the urgent need to tackle anti-Jewish hatred but also to honour and celebrate Jewish life. In his speech he outlined how this could be achieved.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Discussions on judicial developments in EU asylum law

FRA participated in the EU Asylum Agency’s (EUAA) third High-Level Roundtable meeting on judicial developments in the field of the Common European Asylum System.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Defending and strengthening democracy

FRA attended a conference organised by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) on ‘Civil society organisations defending and strengthening European democracy’.
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Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Michael O’Flaherty, Director, EU Agency for Fundamental Rights

LGBTIQ Equality in Europe

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty set the scene at the high-level conference on LGBTIQ Equality in the EU on 12 April 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden. His speech focuses on the experiences of LGBTIQ people and highlights what needs to be done to achieve LGBTIQ equality across Europe.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

Explore FRA’s Roma survey data online

The online data explorer for the FRA Roma Survey 2021 in 10 European countries is now available.
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Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Michael O’Flaherty

Protecting the rights of Roma: Europe’s great challenge

FRA Director, Michael O'Flaherty, spoke at the “(Più) Partecipazione, Inclusione e Uguaglianza” event about the challenges Roma and Travellers face in Europe. In his speech, he suggested steps to ensure full respect for their human rights.
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Joint paper on Agencies’ contribution to EU Solidarity with Ukraine

In August 2022, the nine EU Agencies cooperating within the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies’ Network published a joint paper on how they have been supporting EU Member States and institutions in responding to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine and helping people affected and displaced by the war.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA participates in International Public Information Directors Roundtable meeting

On 30 and 31 March, FRA participated at the International Public Information Directors Roundtable in Stockholm.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data

Artificial Intelligence and fundamental rights presented to Asser Institute

FRA joined the Spring Academy of the Asser Institute on AI and international law on 28 March.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
National human rights systems and bodies

Applying the EU Charter and monitoring fundamental rights and the rule of law

FRA held a hybrid meeting with NHRIs and the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI) from 21 to 22 March. FRA also invited its National Liaison Officers and EU Charter Focal Points.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Conference looks to fundamental rights and media freedom

On 30 March, FRA will deliver the keynote address opening day 2 of the Media Freedom Rapid Response Summit (MFRR).
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Asylum, migration and borders
Access to asylum
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

Defining asylum and reception standards and indicators

The EU Asylum Agency organised the second meeting of working groups drafting standards and indicators on reception conditions and on asylum seekers in vulnerable situations.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Fundamental rights training for Europol officers

On 28 March, FRA delivered presentations on fundamental rights for Europol’s guest officers who will be deployed to Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia.
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Artificial intelligence and big data

Opportunities and challenges for civic participation in the digital age

On 29 March, the European Commission and the European Group on Ethics in Science and New Technologies (EGE) will convene a public round-table discussion on challenges to democracy posed by technological developments.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
National human rights systems and bodies

Human rights guide for cities now also in other languages

FRA developed practical guidance for cities to help them improve their efforts to respect human rights.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

New language versions of FRA’s guidance on monitoring rights at borders now out

FRA’s general guidance on Establishing national independent mechanisms to monitor fundamental rights compliance at EU external borders is now out in Croatian, English, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish and Spanish.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Ukraine survey results presented to European Migration Network

On 28 February, FRA attended the European Migration Network (EMN)'s National Contact Points meeting.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Towards better EU migration information

On 24 March, FRA attended a project meeting on EU situational awareness, early warning and forecasting capacity development.