Protecting and promoting the founding values of the EU, Vienna - Main contents

On 16 October in Vienna, the FRA Director, Michael O’Flaherty, will deliver the opening speech at an event on ‘Democracy, human rights and the rule of law: how best to protect and promote the founding values of the EU’.

The seminar will bring together Member State experts, representatives of the EU, OSCE and UN, academia and civil society to share experiences and discuss how to further develop the EU’s rule of law instruments and to enhance the synergies between them.

The event is co-organised by the Embassy of Finland in Austria, the Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE, the Permanent Mission of Finland to the International Organisations in Vienna, FRA and the European Commission representation in Austria.

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) provides independent, evidence-based advice to EU and national decision makers, thereby helping to make debates, policies and legislation on fundamental rights better informed and targeted.

What it does

FRA advises EU institutions and national governments on fundamental rights, particularly in the areas of:

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  discrimination
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  access to justice
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  racism & xenophobia
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  data protection
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  victims’ rights
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  children's rights.