21/06/2018
Better recording of hate crime across the EU will help Member States continue to fight this persistent problem. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights’ latest report provides compelling evidence of what Member States are already doing with tips on how they can improve.
15/06/2018
Humiliation, abuse and maltreatment – the life of a domestic worker
Many of the 2.5 million domestic workers in the EU risk being exploited, unaware of their rights and unprotected by a lack of inspections monitoring how they are being treated, finds a new European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights paper. It also suggests ways to help combat exploitation.
13/06/2018
The Heads of ten EU Agencies strengthen their commitment to working together against trafficking in human beings
On 13 June, the Heads of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), European Police Office (Europol), European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), EU Judicial Cooperation Unit (Eurojust), European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex), EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), and the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) signed a Joint Statement to strengthen their commitment to a coordinated, coherent and comprehensive response to trafficking in human beings.
06/06/2018
The fundamental rights of older people need to be better protected
Nearly 60% of Europeans consider being old a disadvantage when looking for work. Societies often view older people as burdens. Too often we overlook the basic human rights of our older people. This year, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in its 2018 Fundamental Rights Report explores how a rights-based approach towards respect for older people is starting to happen.
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Hate crime recording and data collection practice across the EU
Report
Across the European Union, people face hatred because of their skin colour, ethnicity, religion, gender or sexuality.
In response, the EU and its Member States have introduced laws against hate crime and support services
for victims. But these will only fulfil their potential if victims report hate-motivated harassment and violence
to the police, and if police officers record such incidents as hate crimes. This report provides rich and detailed
information on hate crime recording and data collection systems across the EU, including any systemic cooperation
with civil society.
Out of sight: migrant women exploited in domestic work
Paper
The stories of the domestic workers FRA interviewed for this paper reveal appalling working conditions
and fundamental rights abuses in private homes across the EU. These stories indicate that, seven years
on from FRA’s first report on domestic workers in 2011, little has changed in terms of the risks and
experiences of severe labour exploitation domestic workers in the EU face.
Consolidated Annual Activity Report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights - 2017
Annual report
The Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR) 2017
provides an overview of the activities and achievements
of the European Union Agency for Fundamental
Rights (FRA) in that year. It follows the guidelines of
the European Union (EU) Agencies Network.
Fundamental Rights Report 2018
Annual report
The year 2017 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of rights protection. The European Pillar of Social Rights marked an important move towards a more ‘social Europe’. But, as experiences with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights underscore, agreement on a text is merely a first step. Even in its eighth year as the EU's binding bill of rights, the Charter's potential was not fully exploited, highlighting the need to more actively promote its use.
Fundamental Rights Report 2018 - FRA opinions
Annual report
The year 2017 brought both progress and setbacks in terms of fundamental rights protection. FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2018 reviews major developments in the EU between
January and December 2017, and outlines FRA’s opinions thereon.
Shifting perceptions: towards a rights‑based approach to ageing
Annual report
European societies are not getting any younger! It is a simple truth we must face both about ourselves and Europe as a whole. In two generations, by 2080, those aged 65 or above will account for almost 30% of the European Union’s population.
#BigData: Discrimination in data-supported decision making
Paper
We live in a world of big data, where technological developments in the area of
machine learning and artificial intelligence have changed the way we live. Decisions
and processes concerning everyday life are increasingly automated, based on
data. This affects fundamental rights in various ways.
This focus paper specifically deals with discrimination, a fundamental rights area
particularly affected by technological developments.
Periodic data collection on the migration situation in the EU - May 2018 Highlights
Paper
In view of the increasing numbers of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants entering the EU, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has been collecting relevant data since November 2015. This report focuses on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in Member States particularly affected by large migration movements. This report addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 March-30 April 2018.
From institutions to community living: key findings and FRA opinions
Summary
EU Member States, and the EU itself have ratified
the CRPD, committing themselves to achieving independent
living for persons with disabilities. Doing so
requires a meaningful and sustainable shift from institutional
to community-based living arrangements. This
publication summarises the findings from the three
FRA reports focusing on different aspects of deinstitutionalisation.
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19/04/2018
Interoperability and fundamental rights implications
This Opinion by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) aims to inform
the European Parliament position concerning legislative proposals on interoperability
between EU information technology systems (IT systems) presented on 12 December 2017
and currently discussed by the EU legislators.
30/06/2017
The impact on fundamental rights of the proposed Regulation on the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
The European Parliament requested this FRA Opinion on the fundamental rights and personal data protection implications of the proposed Regulation for the creation of a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), including an assessment of the fundamental rights aspects of the access
by law enforcement authorities and Europol.
10/04/2017
Improving access to remedy in the area of business and human rights at the EU level
The Council of the EU requested this FRA Opinion in its Conclusions on business and human rights. The expert opinion sought from FRA was to look at “possible avenues to lower barriers for access to remedy at the EU level” – the third of three pillars of the UN Guiding
Principles.
22/12/2016
The impact of the proposal for a revised Eurodac Regulation on fundamental rights
The European Parliament asked the Agency to provide its Opinion on the fundamental rights impact of the proposed revision of the Eurodac Regulation on children.































