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Data protection, privacy and new technologies

Digital rights and principles feature at Digital Assembly

FRA’s Director took part in a Digital Assembly 2023 side-session on the Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles on 16 June in Stockholm.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA Director holds ministerial meetings with incoming Spanish Presidency

On 8 and 9 June, the FRA Director met with Spanish government officials in the run-up to the Presidency of the Council of the EU in Madrid.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

Return experts discuss alternatives to detention

FRA provided fundamental rights insights during a thematic workshop of the European Migration Network Return Expert Group.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people

FRA joins first-ever General Assembly on EU’s Children’s Participation Platform

FRA attended the first General Assembly of the new EU Children’s Participation Platform on 26 June.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Trafficking and labour exploitation

Employers Sanctions Directive working group looks at labour exploitation

On 21 June, FRA attended the Employers Sanctions Directive working group in Brussels.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

Hearing discusses Roma employment rates

FRA took part in a public hearing on the labour market situation and Roma workers’ rights in a time of economic crisis.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

Protecting at risk human rights defenders from non-EU countries

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will present FRA’s upcoming report on protecting human rights defenders at risk to the European Parliament’s Human Rights subcommittee (DROI) on 28 June.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
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FRA joins UEFA’s Respect Forum

FRA will take part in UEFA’s inaugural Respect Forum on 27 and 28 June in Frankfurt.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society
Michael O’Flaherty

The role of civil society in the promotion and protection of tolerance and non-discrimination

FRA Director's speech on 26 June at the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension Meeting (SHDM) III in 2023 in Vienna on the role of civil society in promoting and protecting tolerance and non-discrimination.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

How to support civil society through funding

The European Commission and FRA hosted a seminar on ‘Supporting civil society organisations and human rights defenders through funding’ on 19 June in Brussels.
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FRA data explorer for national authorities

On 23 June, FRA will host an online information session for national authorities.
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Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

Fundamental rights training for Europol officers

FRA gave a presentation on 20 June on fundamental rights for Europol’s guest officers who will be deployed in Greece, Cyprus, Italy and Lithuania.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

FRA gives training on the fundamental rights implications of large-scale EU IT systems

On 21 June, FRA spoke about the fundamental rights implications of using large-scale EU IT systems.
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Asylum, migration and borders
Borders and information systems

FRA joins integrated border management stakeholder meeting

FRA provided fundamental rights input at a stakeholders meeting of the SHARED project.
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Asylum, migration and borders

Asylum handbook now also in Hungarian

FRA launched the Hungarian translation of its updated handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders

FRA launches new version of EFRIS tool

FRA launched a major new version of its European Fundamental Rights Information System – EFRIS.
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Support for human rights systems and defenders
Civil society

FRA presents its latest work on human rights defenders

FRA presented its ongoing work on a report on human rights defenders’ access to the EU at the annual meeting of the EU Temporary Relocation Platform.
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Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Roma

Roma Roundtable event in Romania

On 13 June, FRA attended a Roma Roundtable event in Romania.
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Judicial cooperation and rule of law
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Swedish Presidency conference to discuss way forward on the rule of law

The Swedish Presidency of the Council of the EU will convene experts from Member States, EU institutions and other stakeholders for the Stockholm Symposium on Democracy and the Rule of Law.
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FRA presents Fundamental Rights Report in Council working party

On 20 June, FRA will present its annual fundamental rights report to the Council Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (FREMP).