Archives 2020

Visit to the World-class Mobile Disease Control Hospital in Kiskunhalas

Date of article: 16/04/2020

Daily News of: 27/04/2020

Country: Hungary

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Article language: en

Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Visited Sátoraljaújhely Border Crossing Point

Date of article: 15/04/2020

Daily News of: 27/04/2020

Country: Hungary

Author:

Article language: en

Ombudsman’s Visit to the Záhony Border Crossing Point

Date of article: 15/04/2020

Daily News of: 27/04/2020

Country: Hungary

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Article language: en

The European Commission is asking for your views on the EU Fundamental Rights Charter - deadline extended until 12 May 2020

Date of article: 24/04/2020

Daily News of: 24/04/2020

Country: EUROPE

Author:

Article language: en

Consultation of National Human Rights Institutions, Ombuds institutions and Equality bodies on the new European Commission Strategy on the effective application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the EU

Link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CharterStrategyConsultation2020NHRIsOmbudsInstitutionsEqualityBodies

Introduction

National Human Rights Institutions, Ombuds institutions and Equality bodies play a key role in making the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights a reality for all. However, research and consultations suggest that the Charter is still not used to its full potential across EU Member States, and that public awareness of the Charter is low. Only one in 10 respondents in the EU knows what the Charter is, a 2019 Eurobarometer survey found.

The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its proclamation and the 10th anniversary of it becoming an instrument of EU primary law. This is a timely occasion to review the 2010 strategy for the effective implementation of the Charter by the EU. For this purpose, the European Commission is seeking input from a wide range of relevant actors in the Charter’s enforcement chain – including National Human Rights Institutions, Ombuds institutions and Equality bodies.

The result will inform the European Commission’s work on the Charter Strategy, which will be adopted in autumn 2020. Contribution from National Human Rights Institutions, Ombuds institutions and Equality bodies will be crucial, because a key element of the strategy will be to see how to improve the effective application of the Charter on the ground and support the actors in the Charter’s enforcement chain, including these bodies and institutions.

The consultation will be open from 25 March – 12 May 2020 at 12:00.

We would like to ask you to reply to the consultation on behalf of your institution/body and to complete the questionnaire only once. The results of the consultation will be analysed by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) for the use of the European Commission and all answers will be presented in a fully anonymised way. Please refer to the privacy statement attached for information on data protection regarding this consultation.

The consultation questionnaire should be completed in English only. It should take you approximately 15-20 minutes to fill it. We encourage you to answer as many questions as possible, but even incomplete questionnaires will be taken into account. To finish the survey please click the “submit” button.

We would like to thank you in advance for your time and input.

For further information, see:

European Commission annual report on the application of the Charter: (https://ec.europa.eu/info/aid-development-cooperation-fundamental-rights/your-rights-eu/eu-charter-fundamental-rights/application-charter/annual-reports-application-charter_en)
FRA paper: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on its 10th anniversary: views of civil society and national human rights institutions (https://fra.europa.eu/sites/default/files/fra_uploads/fra-2019-eu-charter-use-cso-nhri_en.pdf)
Eurobarometer: Awareness of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&ved=2ahUKEwjb05CVofznAhUNi1wKHVr3AxEQFjABegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fec.europa.eu%2Fcommfrontoffice%2Fpublicopinion%2Findex.cfm%2FResultDoc%2Fdownload%2FDocumentKy%2F86863&usg=AOvVaw1QW-5Y2hMOETeujTgewq25)
European Commission Charter Strategy 2010: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A52010DC0573

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	lack of access to public documents/information
	lack of EU Charter materials and tools in my country’s language(s)
	no structured coordination channels with other authorities on this issue
	lack of interest on the side of the authorities to cooperate with National Human Rights Institutions and Equality Bodies
	lack of understanding on the usefulness of the EU Charter and its application
	our overall workload and priorities and/or lack of human and/or financial resources for such activity
	no funding available for this task
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	Mainstream the EU Charter in our work and activities
	Provide information sessions for the interested public (if funding is available/provided)
	Produce communication material explaining the added value of using the EU Charter at national level
	Tailoring government materials on the EU Charter for targeted audience (people with disabilities, children, etc.)
	Engaging in media and public debate
	Emphasise the EU Charter in our PR work
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Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union: Urteil des Gerichtshofs in der Rechtssache C-28/19 Ryanair

Date of article: 23/04/2020

Daily News of: 24/04/2020

Country: EUROPE

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Article language: de

Link: https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-04/cp200049de.pdf

Languages: de en fr it

Gerichtshof der Europäischen Union

PRESSEMITTEILUNG Nr. 49/20

Luxemburg, den 23. April 2020
Urteil in der Rechtssache C-28/19

Ryanair Ltd u. a. / Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antitrust u. a.

Luftfahrtunternehmen müssen ab der Veröffentlichung ihrer Preisangebote im Internet die Mehrwertsteuer auf Inlandsflüge sowie die Gebühren für Kreditkartenzahlung angeben
Ebenso müssen sie die Check-in-Gebühren angeben, wenn keine andere, kostenfreie Art des Check-ins angeboten wird
Im Jahr 2011 warf die Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato – Antitrust (italienische Wettbewerbs- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde) (im Folgenden: Autorità) Ryanair vor, auf ihrer Website Flugpreise veröffentlicht zu haben, in deren erstmaliger Angabe folgende Bestandteile fehlten: 1. die Mehrwertsteuer auf Inlandsflüge, 2. die Gebühren für den Online-Check-In und 3. die Gebühren für die Zahlung mit einer anderen als der von Ryanair bevorzugten Kreditkarte. Die Autorità hielt diese Preisbestandteile für unvermeidbar und vorhersehbar; weshalb sie dem Verbraucher ab der erstmaligen Angabe des Preises, also noch bevor mit einem Buchungsvorgang begonnen werde, mitzuteilen seien. Daher verhängte sie Geldbußen gegen Ryanair wegen unlauterer Geschäftspraktiken.

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in trainings
for raising awareness on human rights
for litigation/strategic litigation
for campaigning
in handling complaints
for reporting (annual or specific)
in advising state actors on new policies
in advising legislatures on draft legislation
other

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Training for our staff/volunteers about how the EU Charter could be used in our work
Earmarked funding for the development and/or maintenance of EU Charter know-how
Publications/handbooks on how to use the EU Charter
Good practice exchange with other organisations working with the EU Charter
Information on the EU Charter-relevant jurisprudence of the CJEU
Information on passage of EU legislation with likely key impacts on fundamental rights at national level
Information about where to turn to with questions about the EU Charter
Extension of our mandate to allow for use of the EU Charter in more strands of work
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organised trainings on the EU Charter for your own staff
participated in trainings on the Charter organised by other organisations
organised trainings on the EU Charter for others
used tools available on the e-justice portal Charter tutorial, Fundamental Rights Interactive Tool, Charter checklist
participated in a good practice exchange on the use of the EU Charter
used FRA’s Charterpedia or Charter app
used guidance such as FRA Handbooks, national factsheets or video
used e-learning, e.g. the HELP online courses

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draft legislation or policy initiatives?
make use of EU funds?
design action plans in an area that impacts fundamental rights?
develop measures to promote the awareness of rights?
monitor legislation and policies already in force?

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Training about the EU Charter (and how it can be used) for our staff/volunteers
Good practice exchange with other organisations working with the EU Charter
Earmarked EU funding provided to inform people about their EU Charter rights
EU Charter related communication tools developed by the EU but translated into national language
EU Charter related communication tools produced by national actors in the national language with financial assistance of the EU
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