The general objective of the Programme is to contribute to the creation of an area, where the rights of persons, as enshrined in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and the Charter of fundamental Rights of the European Union, are promoted and protected.
- To contribute to enhancing the exercise of rights deriving from the citizenship of the Union;
- To promote the effective implementation of the principles of non discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, including equality between women and men and the rights of persons with disabilities and of the elderly;
- To contribute to ensuring a high level of protection of personal data;
- To enhance the respect of the rights of the child;to empower consumers and businesses to trade and purchase in trust within the internal market by enforcing the rights deriving from the Union consumer legislation and by supporting the freedom to conduct business in the internal market through cross-border transactions.
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Member States EFTA countries Accession countries, candidate countries and potential candidates; Countries under the scope of the European neighbourhood policies, when admitted.
- Analytical activities
- Workshops
- Seminars
- Experts
- Meetings
- Conferences
- Staff
- Exchanges