30-03-2015 00:00
Hearing on the situation of Fundamental Rights in the European Union
The main objective of the public hearing is to contribute to the on-going dialogue on the mechanisms and methods to better safeguard the rule of law and the fundamental rights of persons in the Union, as well as to allow for an assessment of the Union's efforts to protect and promote its common values.
The public hearing brings together institutional actors, researchers and civil society organisations to discuss the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union. The first session will focus on the Union's recent initiatives to protect and promote fundamental rights and the rule of law and on the Union's institutional framework in this area. Contributions will come from First Vice-President of Commission Timmermans, Chair of Council's Working Party on Fundamental Rights, Citizens Rights and Free Movement of Persons (EU accession to ECHR) Kristīne Līce, Advocate General of the EU Court of Justice Kokott, the Council of Europe's Commissioner for Human Rights Muižnieks, and Amnesty International. The second session will focus on specific threats to fundamentalrights in the European Union, bringing together the Fundamental Rights Agency, civil society organisations and several experts. The recent study on "The impact of the crisis on fundamental rights across the Member States of the EU," carried out at LIBE's request, will also be presented.
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Background documents
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Video of the hearing