FRA
26
February
2018

Periodic data collection on the migration situation in the EU - February 2018 Highlights

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 September 2015. These focus on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in Member States particularly affected by large migration movements. The countries covered are: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden.

This report addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 December 2017 and 31 January 2018.

This issue covers the following topics:

  • Key fundamental rights concerns
  • Situation at the border
  • Asylum procedure
  • Return procedure
  • Reception
  • Child protection
  • Immigration detention
  • Legal, social and policy responses
  • Hate speech and violent crime