Press Release: Fundamental Rights: Importance of EU Charter grows as citizens stand to benefit

On 14 April 2014, the 4th annual report published by the European Commission on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, showed that the importance and prominence of the EU Charter continues to rise: the Court of Justice of the EU increasingly applies the Charter in its decisions while national judges are more and more aware of the Charter's impact and seek guidance from the European Court of Justice.

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European Commission: DG Justice: Fundamental rights http://ec.europa.eu/justice/fundamental-rights/index_en.htm

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/284: Questions & Answers: Report on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and Progress Report on Gender Equality http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-284_en.pdf

European Commission: RAPID: SPEECH/14/327: Presentation of the Fundamental Rights report and the progress report on Gender Equality http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-14-327_en.pdf

European Commission: DG Justice: Newsroom: Fundamental rights: News: Fundamental Rights: Importance of EU Charter grows as citizens stand to benefit http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/fundamental-rights/news/140414_en.htm

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