The EESC publishes a report on national developments in the area of fundamental rights and the rule of law from a civil society perspective

Published on June 22, 2020

The EESC says threats to the rule of law and fundamental rights and the shrinking space for civil society, as described in its report based on visits to several EU countries, may be further exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis
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Article - Parliament this week: Covid-19, refugees, chemicals

June 22, 2020
Parliamentary committees will this week deal with anything from the EU strategy for Covid-10 vaccines to support for refugees and a chemicals strategy for sustainability.Source : © European Union, 2020 - EP

EU rights and data protection bodies: new technology and data protection have to go hand in hand

June 22, 2020
LanguageEnglish22/06/2020As EU countries continue rolling out new coronavirus contact-tracing apps, the data protection and privacy risks remain high on the agenda. Amid these developments, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) renew their cooperation agreement today to further strengthen data protection across the EU. Both FRA and EDPS argue