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

Conferences and summits

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

Speeches

Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality and Vice-President designate for Values and Transparency, European Commission
15 November 2019
Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister of Justice, Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
21 November 2019
Aidan O’Neill, Queen’s Counsel at the Scottish Bar and the Bar of England and Wales
22 November 2019

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Discussion papers

Session 1 - Towards a culture of fundamental rights at national level: making, implementing and enforcing law and policy
18 October 2019
Session 2 - Ensuring that the Charter delivers for everyone: the role of civil society organisations and rights defenders
18 October 2019

Conference brochure

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

Further readings

Video

Video clip "Apply the Charter, deliver our rights" 

  • Tuesday 12 November 2019, 09:15 - 18:30 (CET)
  • Brussels, Belgium

Files

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