Virtual Event – Fundamental Rights in the EU: 20 years of the European Charter and its application in Spain

Fundamental Rights in the EU: 20 years of the European Charter and its application in Spain

23 February, 10:00 – 12:00

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The European Union (EU) is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities. These values are enshrined in Article 2 of the EU Treaty and compliance with them by the Member States is a condition for participation in the European project. The European Charter of Fundamental Rights incorporated these values into EU law.

The Representation of the European Commission in Spain and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, in collaboration with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, are organising this virtual event to discuss the EU instruments and mechanisms available to ensure that the application of Article 2 and the Charter of Fundamental Rights is not rhetorical, also in the Spanish context.

10:00	Welcome and Introduction Francisco Fonseca, Director of the Representation of the European Commission in Spain Wilhelm Hofmeister, Director of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation office for Spain and Portugal
10.05	Session 1. Fundamental Rights in the European Union: where do we stand and where are we heading? Emmanuel Crabit, Director, Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law, European Commission Ignacio Sola, Secretary General, Ministry of Equality Paloma Biglino, Professor of Constitutional Law at the University of Valladolid Debate on-line, Q&A
11:05	Session 2: The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and its application in Spain. Gabriel Toggenburg. Policy Coordinator, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, Institutional Cooperation and Networks Unit Ana Gallego, Director General for International Judicial Cooperation and Human Rights, Ministry of Justice. Yolanda Gomez, CEPC Director, Professor of Constitutional Law at the UNED and Jean Monnet Professor ad personam of the European Union Debate on-line, Q&A
12:00	End

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