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Mon 01 Jan 2010EU rights body aims to change agenda with reliable data
The coming into force of the Lisbon Treaty will give a greater role to the EU's Fundamental Rights Agency
THE FUNDAMENTAL Rights Agency is one of the lesser-known institutions of the EU. Yet it occupies a large building next door to the French embassy in Vienna, employs 65 staff, which is set to rise to 120 this year. It also has just had its remit extended by the European Parliament to monitor issues such as access to justice, asylum and data protection as well as minority rights.
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