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
Outcome of the 12 November 2019 Charter conference
Speeches
Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and Vice-President designate for Values and Transparency, European Commission
Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice, Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Koen Lenaerts, President of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Sylvia Winkler and Stephan Köperl: Galley Proof - The Charter on the road
Paul Maassen, Chief of Country Support, Open Government Partnership
Aidan O’Neill, Queen’s Counsel at the Scottish Bar and the Bar of England and Wales
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Discussion papers
Session 1 - Towards a culture of fundamental rights at national level: making, implementing and enforcing law and policy
Session 2 - Ensuring that the Charter delivers for everyone: the role of civil society organisations and rights defenders
Conference brochure
The document includes the programme, the discussion papers and the biographies of speakers and moderators.
Conference brochure
Further readings
2018 report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on its 10th anniversary
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
Outcome of the 12 November 2019 Charter conference
Practical information
- When
- Tuesday 12 November 2019, 09:15 - 18:30 (CET)
- Where
- Concert Noble, rue d'Arlon 84Concert Noble, rue d'Arlon 84, Brussels, Belgium