The Charter of Fundamental Rights

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The Charter of Fundamental Rights will be an historic step in developing the rights of European citizens.

Andrew Duff is joint rapporteur of the European Parliament on the Charter. And he is part of the Committee which is drafting the Charter itself.

Below are a selection of articles by Andrew and official reports which will tell you all about the Charter, including the EP's Final Report on the drafting of the Charter.

Your Frequently Asked Questions on the Charter are answered here.

[For anyone other than the expert, I suggest you start with the Frequently Asked Questions above, the download the articles, "In support of the Charter of Fundamental Rights" and "Putting People First in Europe"]

The Final European Parliament Report on the Charter of Fundamental Rights	Final Report [Mar 2000]
In support of the Charter of Fundamental Rights	Memo [Feb 2000]
Putting People First in Europe	Article [Feb 2000]

These 3 articles are Word documents for you to download. If you have any difficulties, or wish us to support another format, please notify the webmaster.

For more information, you can go to the very good official Charter website.

News on the Charter

Here are the Press Releases which Andrew Duff has issued concerning the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

14/11/00	Andrew Duff MEP wins support for Charter on Fundamental Rights: Parliament agrees to 'Solemn Proclamation'
13/9/00	Call for Member States to Support Draft Charter: "A new European consensus is now possible"
20/06/00	Duff Proposes New Civil and Political Rights in EU Charter
15/06/00	Fundamental Rights Charter at Critical Point
29/05/00	Duff welcomes House of Lords Support for EU Charter
16/3/00	European Parliament votes overwhlemingly for Charter of Fundamental Rights
2/3/00	Charter of Fundamental Rights: European Parliament increases pressure on IGC