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2019 Conference on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights - 10th anniversary of the Charter becoming legally binding

The conference was an occasion to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Charter becoming a legally binding instrument and reflect on how, with the help of the whole enforcement chain and in particular national authorities, civil society and rights defenders, it can become a meaningful part of everyday life. 

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Outcome

  • 10 DECEMBER 2019
Outcome of the 12 November 2019 Charter conference
English
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Speeches

  • 15 NOVEMBER 2019
Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and Vice-President designate for Values and Transparency, European Commission
English
(43.97 KB - PDF)
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  • 21 NOVEMBER 2019
Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice, Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
English
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  • 15 NOVEMBER 2019
Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
English
(433.81 KB - PDF)
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  • 18 NOVEMBER 2019
Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
English
(429.61 KB - PDF)
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  • 19 NOVEMBER 2019
Sylvia Winkler and Stephan Köperl: Galley Proof - The Charter on the road
English
(816.39 KB - PDF)
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  • 20 NOVEMBER 2019
Paul Maassen, Chief of Country Support, Open Government Partnership
English
(138 KB - PDF)
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  • 22 NOVEMBER 2019
Aidan O’Neill, Queen’s Counsel at the Scottish Bar and the Bar of England and Wales
English
(625.8 KB - PDF)
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Discussion papers

  • 18 OCTOBER 2019
Session 1 - Towards a culture of fundamental rights at national level: making, implementing and enforcing law and policy
English
(290.1 KB - PDF)
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  • 18 OCTOBER 2019
Session 2 - Ensuring that the Charter delivers for everyone: the role of civil society organisations and rights defenders
English
(317.68 KB - PDF)
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Conference brochure

The document includes the programme, the discussion papers and the biographies of speakers and moderators.

  • 15 NOVEMBER 2019
Conference brochure
English
(5.86 MB - PDF)
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Further readings

  • 5 JUNE 2019
2018 report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
English
(332.39 KB - HTML)
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  • 7 NOVEMBER 2019
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on its 10th anniversary
English
(372.04 KB - PDF)
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Video

Video clip "Apply the Charter, deliver our rights" 

  • rights of the individual | right to justice | rule of law
  • Tuesday 12 November 2019, 09:15 - 18:30 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium

Files

  • 10 DECEMBER 2019
Outcome of the 12 November 2019 Charter conference
English
(542.69 KB - PDF)
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Practical information

When
Tuesday 12 November 2019, 09:15 - 18:30 (CET)
Where
Concert Noble, rue d'Arlon 84
Concert Noble, rue d'Arlon 84, Brussels, Belgium

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