Press Release: EU Charter places fundamental rights at the heart of EU policies

The 2014 report on the application of the European Charter of Fundamental Rights was published by the European Commission on 8 May 2015.

The new Commission is committed to ensuring an efficient protection and promotion of fundamental rights in the EU. Moreover, the Commission will organise every year a Colloquium on Fundamental Rights to raise awareness and foster a wider debate.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Fundamental Rights in the European Union: The role of the Charter after the Lisbon Treaty http://www.europeansources.info/record/fundamental-rights-in-the-european-union-the-role-of-the-charter-after-the-lisbon-treaty/

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