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ECDC - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
LinkedIn · @ecdc · 94.8 k followers
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EU Agency The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) is an EU agency based in Sweden, working to safeguard health security and strengthen Europe's defences against infectious diseases. Our Mission: To identify, assess and combat current and emerging threats to human health posed by communicable diseases. ECDC works to provide timely information to the European Commission, EU Member States, Community agencies and international organisations active in the field of public health. In order to achieve this mission, ECDC works in partnership with national health protection bodies…
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European Medicines Agency (EMA)
Bluesky · @ema.europa.eu · 24 k followers
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EU regulatory authority working for public and animal health. We ensure that all medicines available on the EU market are high quality, safe and effective. Based in Amsterdam.
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
Bluesky · @efsa.europa.eu · 5 000 followers
Official account
We are the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), ensuring safety across the entire food chain . Protecting human, animal, and environmental health with independent, transparent science . Legal Notice:
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Commission européenne
LinkedIn · @european-commission
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The Commission represents and upholds the interests of the EU as a whole, and is independent of national governments. The European Commission prepares legislation for adoption by the Council (representing the member countries) and the Parliament (representing the citizens). It administers the budget and the policy programmes (agriculture, fisheries, research etc.) in cooperation with authorities in the member countries. Visit if you want to learn more about the EU, or call the free service number 00 800 6789 10 11 from anywhere in the EU, they speak all 24 official languages. Disclaimer: The…
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Fundamental rights
Key points
| Instrument | Charter of Fundamental Rights, binding since 1 December 2009 |
|---|---|
| Content | 54 articles: dignity, freedoms, equality, solidarity, citizenship, justice |
| Scope | Union institutions, and member states implementing Union law |
| Distinction | Separate from the European Convention on Human Rights |
| Court | Court of Justice of the European Union |
Understanding the rules
Proclaimed in 2000 and made legally binding by the Treaty of Lisbon in 2009, the Charter brings together in fifty-four articles the civil, political, economic and social rights recognised in the Union: dignity, freedoms, equality, solidarity, citizenship and justice. Article 51 limits its reach: it addresses the Union institutions and the member states only when they are implementing Union law. It is distinct from the European Convention on Human Rights, which belongs to the Council of Europe.
The Article 51 limit is widely misunderstood: the Charter cannot be invoked in a purely domestic dispute. There must be a connection with Union law.
Two European courts coexist: the Court of Justice in Luxembourg for the Charter, the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg for the Convention. They belong to different organisations.
Frequently asked questions
Can I rely on the Charter before my national court?
Only if the dispute involves the implementation of Union law. Otherwise the national constitution and the European Convention apply.
How does it differ from the European Convention?
The Charter is a Union instrument applied by the Court of Justice; the Convention belongs to the Council of Europe and the Strasbourg Court.
Does the Charter create new rights?
It gathers and makes visible rights already recognised; it does not extend the Union's competences.
Who is bound?
The Union institutions always, the member states only when implementing Union law.
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Sources
- Faits et chiffres sur l'Union européenne — European Union (official portal european-union.europa.eu), 2026 (in French)
- Divorce et séparation légale — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2026 (in French)
- Régimes patrimoniaux des couples internationaux — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2026 (in French)
- Faire reconnaître des documents publics dans l'UE — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2025 (in French)
- Conjoints et enfants non ressortissants de l'UE — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2026 (in French)
- Gérer une succession transfrontalière — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2025 (in French)
- Retours et remboursements — European Commission, Your Europe portal, 2026 (in French)
- Législation sur les services numériques (DSA) — European Commission, 2026 (in French)
- Équilibre entre vie professionnelle et vie privée — European Commission, accessed 2026 (in French)
- Le Parlement approuve les premières règles de l'UE pour lutter contre la violence à l'égard des femmes — European Parliament, 2024 (in French)
- La Charte des droits fondamentaux, source de renouveau constitutionnel européen ? (intervention de Bernard Stirn, 27 septembre 2019) — Council of State (France), 2019 (in French)
- EU Charter and Charter resources — European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), accessed 2026
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