FRA Director and European Parliament President discuss fundamental rights challenges in the EU
Date of article: 21/01/2015
Daily News of: 21/01/2015
Country: EUROPE
Author: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
Article language: en

Among the issues discussed were the importance of giving fundamental rights due regard when discussing security measures, particularly in the aftermath of the Paris attacks; the need to increase social cohesion to counter radicalisation; the significance of the rule of law and fundamental rights debate; and developing a holistic and comprehensive approach to migration.
The meeting was part of the Director’s visit to Chairs and Vice-Chairs of political groups in the European Parliament to inform them about current and upcoming work that may be of interest to them during the new parliamentary term.