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Right On meets citizens across Europe who are fighting for their rights. The spotlight falls on a range of subjects, from the respect of basic freedoms to the protection of consumers, with experts also providing valuable insights.

    Travel rights

  • right-on: When holidays become horror days
    28/05 09:58 CET

    When holidays become horror days

    Millions of Europeans are making plans for their dream holidays, forking out large amounts of money in search of the perfect break. But what happens when those promises of paradise come to…

  • right-on: Bonus ITV: The European Consumer Centre Ireland
    28/05 10:37 CET

    Bonus ITV: The European Consumer Centre Ireland

    Lynnsey Delaney at the European Consumer Centre Ireland discusses the issue of consumer rights for holidaymakers with euronews reporter Seamus…

  • right-on: Package holiday? No, a dynamic package!
    28/05 10:43 CET

    Package holiday? No, a dynamic package!

    When I started research into this episode of Right On the term "dynamic packaging" kept cropping up. Dynamic what? I realised very quickly that…

Focus of EU Package Travel Directive review:

  • - Which types of holiday packages should be covered?
  • - How should information be provided to consumers?
  • - Who is responsible when package holidays go wrong?
  • - Should protection against bankruptcies be extended?
  • - Should products carry labels on whether EU rules apply?

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    Elections

  • right-on: Can I vote if I move abroad?
    11/05 16:55 CET

    Can I vote if I move abroad?

    While the right for foreigners to vote is being debated in several European countries, EU citizens already have certain rights within the continent. For most municipal and European elections they may vote and be elected in any member state without having the…

Voting rights of European citizens:

  • Twelve million European citizens reside in a member state of which they do not have nationality.
  • EU citizens have the right to vote for, and stand as a candidate in local and European Parliament elections in whichever EU country they live.
  • You may not vote in more than one EU country in the same European elections

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    Roma Integration

  • right-on: Reaching out to Europe's Roma
    30/04 11:14 CET

    Reaching out to Europe's Roma

    European governments are under pressure to focus on Roma integration, and Kavarna in Bulgaria is given as one example of where things are working. Ten years ago Roma complained to parliament about discrimination in the town, and things dramatically changed when a…

  • right-on: Bonus: Voices from Bulgaria
    30/04 12:22 CET

    Bonus: Voices from Bulgaria

    *The mayor the Roma have voted as ‘Bulgaria’s friendliest mayor’* *Tsonko Tsonev* _Mayor of Kavarna_ “When I started my work as a mayor …

  • right-on: Who are the Roma people?
    30/04 12:21 CET

    Who are the Roma people?

    When putting together this report I realised that there is a lot of confusion about exactly who the Roma people are. I was surprised to hear…

Facts about Europe's Roma community:

  • Between 10 and 12 million Roma live in Europe
  • Most Roma are European Union citizens
  • Romania has the largest Roma population
  • Roma are Europe's biggest ethnic minority
  • EU states face calls for better integration plans

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    Discrimination

  • right-on: Diversity and discrimination at work
    16/04 13:41 CET

    Diversity and discrimination at work

    Diversity is important to companies. It's a source of creativity and innovation. It recognises that different points of view are important in a growing multi-cultural world. Studies show that…

The most recent Eurobarometer survey on discrimination in the EU in 2009, reveals that:

  • Around 1 in 6 Europeans have been discriminated against in the last 12 months
  • Over 1 in 4 have witnessed someone else being discriminated against in the last year

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    Human Rights

  • right-on: Our fundamental rights exposed
    02/04 17:30 CET

    Our fundamental rights exposed

    Is it a virtual strip search that reveals too much or a vital new tool in aviation security? Full body security scanners at European airports have been the focus of much debate, and held up as a prime example of why our fundamental rights need to be closely watched…

  • right-on: Bonus ITV: Florian Geyer, Directorate General Justice, European Commission
    02/04 17:15 CET

    Bonus ITV: Florian Geyer, Directorate General Justice, European Commission

    Florian Geyer from the Directorate General Justice at the European…

  • right-on: Reporter's afterthought
    02/04 17:00 CET

    Reporter's afterthought

    *As well as body scanners, Americans hit with "enhanced" pat downs* Full-body scanners have also been causing a storm in the USA, where…

Facts about EU law on airport body scanners

  • Passengers can ask for alternative screening
  • Scanner images are not allowed to be stored
  • Person checking image must be in separate room
  • Passengers must be told about conditions of scan
  • X-ray scanners cannot be used at EU airports

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    Freedom of movement

  • right-on: Invisible barriers across Europe
    19/03 13:48 CET

    Invisible barriers across Europe

    Being able to move and work freely across all the EU states is a fundamental right for EU citizens from all 27 countries. But although in theory the lights are green for go, the reality doesn't…

Key facts:

  • 12 million EU citizens live in another EU country
  • Every citizen has the right to live and work in any other EU Member State for up to three months without any conditions or formalities.
  • For stays of more than three months, the right of residence is subject to certain conditions unless you are self-employed or have a job.

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Gender Equality key facts:

  • - EU pay gap: women earn on average 16.4% less than men
  • - Average number of women on boards of EU listed companies: 13.7%
  • - Only 3.2% of chairpersons were women in January 2012
  • - Equality between the sexes is a founding EU value
  • - The Treaty of Rome recognises equal pay for equal work

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    Data Protection

  • right-on: e-business: your privacy on the line
    20/02 15:26 CET

    e-business: your privacy on the line

    It is not only on social networks that we are giving away our privacy. Most companies on the internet now collect and process our personal data, and sometimes they also sell them.   Names, phone…

  • right-on: Our private lives on the web
    08/02 14:19 CET

    Our private lives on the web

    Protecting our personal data has never been more important, amid the growing threat of cybercrime and identity theft. 
 Many feel we have…

  • right-on: Bonus ITV: Paul Nemitz, European Commission
    08/02 19:54 CET

    Bonus ITV: Paul Nemitz, European Commission

    The unedited full-length ITV between euronews reporter Seamus Kearney and the European Commission's Fundamental Rights Director, Paul Nemitz…

  • right-on: Bonus ITV: Richard Allan, Facebook's Director of Policy
    08/02 19:54 CET

    Bonus ITV: Richard Allan, Facebook's Director of Policy

    The unedited full-length ITV between euronews reporter Seamus Kearney…

  • right-on: Reporter's afterthought
    08/02 20:55 CET

    Reporter's afterthought

    How many of us really take the time to check what our privacy settings are when we log on to the vast number of websites battling for our…

Main privacy reform proposals:

  • - Easier access for users to their own personal data
  • - Easier transfer of data from one service provider to another
  • - A ‘right to be forgotten’, making it easier to delete data
  • - A requirement for websites to have "privacy by default"
  • - One set of rules across EU and tougher fines for breaches

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