How important is the Charter of Fundamental Rights for EU citizens? #EURIGHT

You sent us YOUR questions and comments on the Charter of Fundamental Rights and we forwarded them to a human rights lawyer and a politician.
- Maite Pagazaurtundúa is a Spanish politician and human rights activist. She is a member of the European Parliament (Renew Europe) and serves as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.
- Gabriel Toggenburg is a human rights lawyer and coordinates the activities related to the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Agency For Fundamental Rights, which assists the relevant institutions, offices and agencies of the EU and its Member States in the implementation of EU law relating to fundamental rights.

To raise awareness about the importance of the Charter of Fundamental Rights for citizens Debating Europe teamed up with the municipalities of Genoa (Italy), Gijon (Spain), Nürnberg (Germany), Alba Iulia University (Romania) and our sister think tank Friends of Europe (Brussels) for the EURIGHT project. The EURIGHT project aims to inform citizens about their rights under the Charter of Fundamental Rights and promote debate among citizens, with politicians, stakeholders and the European institutions about the position of the Charter in the global framework of the European Project.


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This is probably the most important legal element that governs EU states! However, to be effective, it is of vital importance that communication is easily achieved in a forum like this one.