Study visit to the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights – January 18, 2024

Following the online meeting on learning about the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and using it effectively in practice by the AEA-EAL, the Białystok Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law and the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the study visit was organized at the FRA seat in Vienna on January 18, 2024.

The visit was organized by the Białystok Bar Association of Attorneys-at-Law (AEA-EAL collective member) and was attended by 7 attorneys-at-law of the Białystok Bar, led by its Dean Joanna Kamieńska, as well as 2 attorneys-at-law each from the Warsaw Bar and the Kraków Bar.

The delegation heard a lecture on procedural rights of cooperation in criminal matters. The lecture also covered the Agency’s research and reports, sources and methods of obtaining knowledge, and research trends.

Another topic of the lecture was violations of environmental protection laws. The Agency points out the need to build public awareness of greenwashing. The Agency implements projects focused on research related to a sustainable green deal, with procedural problems regarding liability for violations.

The visit also included a joint sightseeing tour of Vienna.

Please find below the materials from this visit: