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Welcome and introduction: FRA mandate, scope of activities and FRP Open Day 2014 Friso Roscam Abbing Waltraud Heller 1 The FRA: who we are (not) 2 Scope of work Geographical scope: EU28 (Candidate countries and countries in the SAA


  1. Welcome and introduction: FRA mandate, scope of activities and FRP Open Day 2014 Friso Roscam Abbing Waltraud Heller 1

  2. The FRA: who we are (not) 2

  3. Scope of work  Geographical scope: EU28 (Candidate countries and countries in the SAA scheme can be invited to participate)  EU competence (implementation of EU law)  9 thematic areas defined by a 5-year Multi-annual Framework (MAF) and annual work programmes  Possibility for requests from European Parliament, European Council or European Commission 3

  4. FRA’s role and tasks  to provide advice and expertise on fundamental rights issues to the European Union institutions and the Member States, when they implement EU law  Information & data collection : research & comparative analysis  to promote dialogue with civil society , in order to raise public awareness of fundamental rights and actively disseminate information about its work Ref. Council Regulation (EC) 168/2007 of 15 /02/2007 4

  5. The FRA is not…  A ‘monitoring’ body nor a dispute settlement body like the UN treaty bodies or European Court of Human Rights: – No power to decide on individual complaints – No power to address/assess individual Member States BUT Thematic Situation Reports (Greece, 2011)  Does not systematically screen proposals for legislation 5

  6. EU Treaties Founding Regulation 168/2007 15 Feb 2007 Multi-annual Framework Council dec. 252/2013/EU: (2013-2017) 1 . Access to justice 2 . Victims of crime , including compensation 3 . Information society , respect for private life , data protection 4 . Roma integration 5 . Judicial cooperation , except in criminal matters 6 . Rights of the child 7 . Discrimination based on grounds listed in Art.21 CFREU 8 . Immigration , integration , visa , border , asylum 6 9 . Racism , xenophobia and related intolerance

  7. FRA Stakeholders EU Institutions (EP, COM, Council), Advisory Bodies (CoR, EESC), selected EU Agencies Specialised Bodies – Member States – NHRIs, Equality National, Regional & Bodies, Ombuds Local Government FRA Civil Society (FRP, IGOs – Council of academia, social Europe, UN, OSCE partners etc.) 7

  8. Introduction to the FRP Open Day 8

  9. WHAT is the FRP? and WHY? (Regulation, art. 10) The Fundamental Rights Platform (FRP) is a network for cooperation and information exchange between the Agency and civil society. The FRP is not a body of FRA. EU Fundamental Rights Institutions Platform Evidence FRA ( Civil Society based Organisations ) advice EU Member States 9

  10. Which are the tasks of the FRP? (according to Regulation, art. 10)  make suggestions for the Agency’s Annual Work Programme  provide feedback on the Agency’s Annual Report  provide information to Director and SC  be involved in FRA’s projects and activities 10

  11. Participation criteria  be committed to respecting fundamental rights and to working for their advancement, protection and promotion  be based in one of the EU Member States  have specific expertise, proven experience and engagement in areas of the FRA’s work  be committed to engage in a fruitful dialogue  respect the Code of Conduct 11

  12. Who is currently in the FRP? 12

  13. Communication and exchange  Within FRA projects (incl. stakeholder meetings)  Weekly InFRA and monthly Newsletter, email alerts  Via Advisory Panel  Annual Meeting – FRP meeting  Other FRA conferences  eFRP  Facebook, twitter  frp@fra.europa.eu 13

  14. FRP – future scope  CSO input to FRA: Thematic approach and mapping  FRA input to CSOs: data and information  Platform: civil society - civil society exchange and dialogue  Channel civil society – policy-makers  Leading the way on meaningful cooperation and consultation 14

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