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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Explore FRA’s LGBTIQ survey data online

The online data explorer for FRA’s LGBTIQ Survey is now available. It draws on findings from over 100,000 respondents from all 27 EU countries, Albania, the Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Charter training for Romania’s People’s Advocate

FRA delivered online training to staff of the Romanian People’s Advocate on 11 and 12 June. The aim was to promote and strengthen the use of the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter at the national level.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Data protection

FRA data protection report presented to the Council of the EU

FRA presented its research on the challenges faced by Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) in implementing the GDPR to the delegates of the Data Protection Working Party of the Council of the EU.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Info session for national authorities on FRA’s EU funds report

FRA held an information session for national authorities on the FRA’s report on EU funds: Ensuring compliance with fundamental rights.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

EU Temporary Relocation Platform holds its annual meeting

FRA contributed to the annual meeting of the EU Temporary Relocation Platform. The Platform, an initiative of the European Commission, is a network of entities engaged in temporary relocation of at-risk human rights defenders.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

Establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System

FRA joined working meetings on establishing the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). FRA is a member of the ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board, set up under the Regulation.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

European National Preventative Mechanisms Forum takes place at the Council of Europe

The Council of Europe held a National Preventative Mechanisms Forum on 4 and 5 June in Strasbourg. FRA presented its Criminal Detention Database. It also participated in discussions on the detention of vulnerable people and migrants.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Business and human rights

FRA’s greenwashing report discussed at Council of Europe’s Social Affairs Committee

FRA presented its report on greenwashing to the Council of Europe’s Committee on Social Affairs, Health, and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

Training for Hungarian administrative law judges on EU return laws

FRA delivered training on EU return laws and related case law of the EU’s Court of Justice at a training event for administrative judges in Budapest. The training took place on 30 May at the Hungarian Judicial Academy.
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Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Data protection

Lack of resources undermine EU data protection enforcement

Large number of complaints, lack of human and financial resources and a growing workload – these are some of the challenges that most data protection authorities face when implementing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), finds the new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). FRA calls on the EU countries to ensure data protection authorities have the resources they need to ensure people’s personal data are protected.
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