Newsroom

Concentrated senior male in glasses work on laptop from home office read email electronic document.
Press Release
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Children, youth and older people

Ensuring access to public services for older people in digital societies

Online public services can make it easier to get social benefits or find information. But older people sometimes lack the necessary digital skills to use them. This is a potential barrier to their fundamental rights. It can put them at a disadvantage and risks excluding them from our digitalised societies, warns a report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). EU countries need to ensure access to public services for everyone. Older people should be able to choose how they access public services and receive support to learn digital skills.
Read report
Event
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
-

EU Charter training for Slovenian authorities

FRA will present the Slovene translation of FRA's Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration in Ljubljana on 11 and 12 September.
FRA's Scientific Committee
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders

New Scientific Committee elects its first Chair and Vice Chair

The newly-appointed Scientific Committee of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency elected John Morijn as its Chair and Kirsten Roberts Lyer as its Vice-Chair for a term of one year.
News Item
Asylum, migration and borders

Fundamental rights training for Europol officers

On 5 September, FRA delivered an online presentation on fundamental rights for Europol’s guest officers who will be deployed in Italy, Romania, Hungary and Lithuania.
News Item
Asylum, migration and borders
Legal migration and integration

Improving migrant integration through stronger EU laws

A stable residence status, being able to work and change job freely, and having access to social security all improve the integration of non-EU nationals in the EU. But research from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) shows that the EU long-term resident status granting these rights is underused. FRA calls on the EU and national authorities to simplify the rules, remove the barriers and improve the uptake of the EU status.
Download report
News Item
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Show harassment and violence against women a red card!

Whether it happens in football, in the office or on the way home, sexual harassment and violence against women are commonplace in the EU. It is time to show this human-rights abuse a red card. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) calls on EU countries to effectively tackle harassment and violence against women. At the same time, they should better protect women and provide more support for victims.
Life jacket and clothes washed up in sea
News Item
Asylum, migration and borders

Repeated migrant deaths at sea, a tragic reminder of why urgent action is needed

Once again, the recent tragic drowning of migrants off the Italian coast underlines why Europe needs to urgently address the rising death toll in the Mediterranean. The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) calls on the EU and its Member States to act now to prevent future tragedies and save lives at sea.
Event
People with disabilities
Victims’ rights

FRA Director to take part in an informal meeting of Justice ministers

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty will participate in the informal meeting of Justice ministers on 21 July 2023 in Logroño, Spain. He will intervene in the discussion on improving access to justice, with a special focus on people with disabilities.
Event
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Asylum, migration and borders

European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) visits FRA

On 14 July, FRA will welcome members of the European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) from Munich. ELSA is an international association of law students and young lawyers.
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Asylum, migration and borders

FRA reports presented to the European Parliament and Council

FRA Director Michael O’Flaherty presented two new FRA reports to the European Parliament and the Council.
Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Vienna’s Diplomatic Academy students visit FRA

FRA will welcome a group of students from Vienna’s Diplomatic Academy on 13 July. The students are part of the Jean Monnet Summer School on EU policy making.
News Item
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Hate and violence against trans people have no place in Europe

Following recent deaths of trans women and attacks on other members of the LGBTIQ community in Europe, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) calls on EU Member States to tackle violence and effectively protect all trans and LGBTIQ people.
News Item
Civil society
Support for human rights systems and defenders

How to better support human rights defenders in need of protection

Across the world, human rights defenders take action to protect and promote human rights. But many of them face persecution in their home countries due to their human rights work. As there is no common, consistent EU approach, it is often difficult for them to find safety in the EU. Lack of information and obstacles in obtaining visa are some of the main challenges they face, finds an EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) report. More flexible relocation programmes and practical support would help.
Read human rights defenders' report
News Item
Support for human rights systems and defenders

Info session on FRA data explorer

FRA organised an information session on its data explorers. The session provided an overview of available datasets, and explained how to search, visualise or export the data. More than 40 representatives of national authorities across the EU joined the presentation.
News Item
Asylum, migration and borders

New indicators and standards to improve conditions of asylum seekers

FRA, together with representatives from the European Commission, several Member States, civil society and the UNHCR took part in a working group meeting organised by the EU Asylum Agency in Malta on 27-30 June.
News Item

FRA presents its annual report

FRA took part in an online workshop on ‘2023 annual reports: Main insights, lessons learnt and sharing good practices’. The workshop was organised by the EU Asylum Agency.
News Item
Trafficking and labour exploitation
Child protection
Unlawful profiling

FRA provides fundamental rights training to Europol officers

On 4 July 2023, FRA provided fundamental rights training to Europol’s guest officers who will be deployed in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece.
Event
Support for human rights systems and defenders
EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

The 2023 HELP Network Conference

The Council of Europe Programme for human rights education for legal professionals (HELP) will host a hybrid conference on 6 July.
Event
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
-

FRA to join informal Internal Security Council meeting

The incoming Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU invited FRA to the informal meeting of members of the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI).
News Item
Asylum, migration and borders

Six steps to prevent future tragedies at sea

Following the recent tragic loss of life off the Greek coast, a short report of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) suggests what the EU should do to prevent more deaths at sea. FRA calls on the European Commission, EU Member States and EU Agencies to act now to prevent future tragedies and save lives.
Read report on six steps
Download FRA guidance on border monitoring