“Fundamental rights are gaining ground in EU policies”, says European Commission

Jennifer Baker is joined by Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen, spokeswoman of the European Commission, to discuss the report on Fundamental Rights presented by the Commissioner Viviane Reding on Monday 14 April.

Ahrenkilde Hansen asserts that the European Union has succeeded in strengthening the central role of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in European Union policies. The spokeswoman for the European Commission furthermore stresses that European and national courts made significant progress in putting this Charter as a reference point in their judgements.