Projects

Read about the Agency's current and previous projects here. For more information, please see the FRA Programming Document 2019-2021.

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103 Projects found

Launch Date
December
2020
Project Status
Findings available
The project will provide evidence-based advice to EU institutions and Member States on procedural safeguards for children who are suspected or accused of crime. FRA will collect information through a combination of desk research and interviews with lawyers, police, judges, prosecutors, other juvenile justice professionals, as well as with children.
Launch Date
December
2020
Project Status
Ongoing
Children who are deprived of parental care and who are third-country nationals are in need of special protection, and are entitled to be assigned a person who assists them throughout all proceedings. This project continues FRA's work on guardianship for unaccompanied children by looking at guardianship and legal representation systems in all 27 EU Member States, plus North Macedonia and Serbia. It also includes the development of a training manual for trainers of guardians.
Launch Date
October
2020
Project Status
Findings available
The survey collected comparable data in 15 EU Member States – Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden – from people originating from Turkey, sub-Saharan Africa, North Africa and Syria.
Launch Date
March
2020
Project Status
Findings available
The Roma Survey 2020-2021 will collect comparable data in eight selected Member States (Croatia, Czechia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain) and two accession countries (North Macedonia and Serbia). Roma will be asked a wide range of questions about their everyday life, including their socio-economic situation and their experiences of discrimination, harassment and violence – including any racially-motivated incidents.
Launch Date
March
2020
Project Status
Findings available
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is collecting and analysing relevant data and information on the impact for people’s fundamental rights of the measures taken by EU Member States in response to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Launch Date
January
2020
Project Status
Findings available
The project will provide evidence-based advice to the European Commission and other EU institutions as well as EU Member States on the fundamental rights impact of counter-terrorism legislation, focusing on Directive (EU) 2017/541 on combating terrorism.
Launch Date
December
2019
Project Status
Findings available
The project will provide evidence-based advice on the rights to be presumed innocent until proven guilty, to be present at trial and not to self-incriminate.
Launch Date
February
2019
Project Status
Findings available
In February 2018, the EU High Level Group on Non-discrimination, Equality and Diversity set up the Subgroup on Equality Data to help Member States improve the collection and use of equality data. The European Commission asked FRA to facilitate the work of this Subgroup.
Launch Date
January
2019
Project Status
Findings available
This project assesses the positive and negative impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data when used in public administrations and business.
Launch Date
January
2019
Project Status
Findings available
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) are a vital part of the country-level human rights protection system. By raising awareness, providing advice, monitoring and holding authorities to account, they have a central role in navigating human rights challenges. This project will provide an in-depth study on NHRIs in the European Union, North Macedonia, Serbia, and the United Kingdom. It will explore relevant developments, challenges to their effectiveness and ways to maximise their impact.