25th Anniversary of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
On 5 and 6 December, the European Movement celebrated the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU in Nice, which was declared at the European summit in Nice 25 years ago. This event included two days of high-level discussions, with a large audience. As a partner of the event, CIFE hosted the second day of the event at its premises.
The topics covered included the history and status of the Charter, and the protection of fundamental rights in Europe today:
- Origin and prospects;
- Application of the Charter today;
- How can the rights laid out in the Charter be guaranteed and protected today?
- Challenges and contradictions in the protection of fundamental rights;
- Is the Charter under threat?
Speakers included numerous experts, lawyers, judges, prosecutors and jurists, as well as representatives of civil society.
The organisers were represented by Hervé Moritz, President of the European Movement France, Guy Verhofstadt, President of the European Movement International, Pier-Virgilio Dastoli, President of the European Movement Italy, and Domenec Ruiz Devesa, President of UEF Europe.
Fabienne Keller, Member of the European Parliament, and Magali Altounian, Deputy Mayor of Nice, also took part in the debates.