This practical guidance addresses border-management staff in European Union (EU) Member States who work at the operational level. It aims to support them in implementing the fundamental rights safeguards of the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) No. 2016/399) and related EU law instruments in their daily work, when carrying out controls at external land borders.
This paper presents people’s concerns and experiences relating to security. It covers worry about crime, including terrorism and online fraud; experience of online fraud; experience of cyberharassment; and concern about illegal access to data.
The EU Return Directive (2008/115/EC) in Article 8 (6) introduced an important fundamental rights safeguard for third-country nationals ordered to leave the EU because they do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and/or stay. According to the directive, Member States must provide for an effective forced-return monitoring system.
The Coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt everyday life in the EU in unprecedented ways. But the way it affects our societies is shifting. As governments gradually lift some of the measures put in place to contain the spread of COVID-19, new fundamental rights concerns arise: how to ensure that the rights to life and health are upheld as daily life transitions to a ‘new normal’. This Bulletin looks at declarations of states of emergency, or equivalent, and how they came under scrutiny. It considers
the impact on fundamental rights in important areas of daily life, and includes a thematic focus on the pandemic's impact on older people.
FRA’s Fundamental Rights Survey collected data from 35,000 people about their experiences, perceptions and opinions on a range of issues that are variously encompassed by human rights. This report presents a small selection of the survey results. It focuses on findings with respect to respondents’ opinions about human – or fundamental rights; their views and perceptions on the functioning of democratic societies – as a pillar on which human rights can flourish; and on their thoughts on and engagement with public services that have a duty to enforce human rights law and to protect people’s rights.
In 2019, the International Organization for Migration estimated that 1,866 people have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe to escape war or persecution or to pursue a better life. This is an average of five people per day. In recent years, a significant proportion of migrants in distress at sea have been rescued by civil society vessels deployed with a humanitarian mandate to reduce fatalities and bring rescued migrants to safety. Since 2018, however, authorities in some EU Member States started viewing civil society-deployed rescue vessels with hostility. As a reaction, national authorities initiated about 40 administrative and criminal proceedings against crew members or vessels, including seizing the latter. In some cases, rescue vessels were blocked in harbours due to flag issues or the inability to meet technical requirements.
This document presents data from the FRA Fundamental Rights Survey. It includes data on opinions and experiences of people in the European Union (EU) linked to data protection and technology.
The Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR) 2019 provides an overview of the activities and achievements of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) in that year. It follows the guidelines established by the European Commission.
In diesem Fokus wird die Anwendung der Charta der Grundrechte
der Europäischen Union, die seit zehn Jahren rechtsverbindlich
ist, näher beleuchtet. Auf EU-Ebene hat sie an Außenwirkung
gewonnen und Impulse für eine neue Grundrechtekultur
gesetzt. Auf nationaler Ebene sind der Bekanntheitsgrad und die
Anwendung der Charta begrenzt. Die Gerichte nutzen die Charta in
zunehmendem Maße, was deutlich macht, welche Wirkung dieses
moderne Instrument besitzt. Von Regierungen und Parlamenten
wird sie jedoch kaum genutzt. So gibt es beispielsweise nur wenige
Anhaltspunkte dafür, dass die einzelstaatlichen Rechtsvorschriften,
mit denen EU-Recht umgesetzt wird, regelmäßig daraufhin
überprüft werden, ob sie mit der Charta im Einklang stehen.
This focus takes a closer look at the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which has been legally binding for 10 years. At EU level, it has gained visibility and sparked a new fundamental rights culture. At national level, awareness and use of the Charter are limited. Courts increasingly use the Charter, showing the impact of this modern instrument. But its use by governments and parliaments remains low. For instance, there is little indication of anyone regularly scrutinising national legislation that transposes EU law for compatibility with the Charter.
Le présent Focus examine dans le détail l’application de la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne, qui est juridiquement contraignante depuis dix ans. Au niveau de l’Union européenne (UE), la Charte a gagné en visibilité et a été le moteur d’une nouvelle culture des droits fondamentaux. Au niveau national, la connaissance et l’utilisation de la Charte sont limitées. Les instances judiciaires ont de plus en plus recours à la Charte, ce qui démontre l’importance de cet instrument moderne. Cependant, son utilisation par les gouvernements et les parlements reste faible. Par exemple, rien n’indique qu’une quelconque autorité soit chargée de contrôler régulièrement la législation nationale transposant le droit de l’UE afin de s’assurer de sa compatibilité avec la Charte.
През 2019 г. отбелязахме както напредък, така и неуспехи по отношение на защитата на основните права. В Доклада на FRA относно основните права от 2020 г. е извършен преглед на важните развития в областта, като са посочени както постиженията, така и областите, които все още пораждат загриженост. В настоящата публикация са представени становищата на FRA относно основните развития в обхванатите тематични области и обзор на доказателствата в подкрепа на тези становища. По този начин в нея е даден стегнат, но съдържателен преглед на основните предизвикателства в областта на основните права, пред които са изправени ЕС и неговите държави членки.
Rok 2019 přinesl v oblasti ochrany základních práv
pokrok i nezdary. Zpráva o základních právech 2020
agentury FRA přináší přehled hlavního vývoje v této
oblasti a upozorňuje jak na úspěchy, tak na oblasti,
které i nadále vzbuzují obavy. Tato publikace
představuje stanoviska agentury FRA k hlavnímu
vývoji v uvedených tematických oblastech a souhrn
důkazů podporujících tato stanoviska. Poskytuje tak
hutný, ale informativní přehled hlavních problémů,
jimž EU a její členské státy čelí v oblasti základních
práv.
I 2019 skete der både fremgang og tilbagegang med
hensyn til beskyttelsen af grundlæggende rettigheder.
FRA’s rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder 2020
gennemgår den vigtigste udvikling på området,
herunder både de opnåede resultater og områder, der
fortsat giver anledning til bekymring. Publikationen
indeholder FRA’s udtalelser om den væsentligste
udvikling inden for de afdækkede emneområder og et
sammendrag af den dokumentation, der understøtter
disse udtalelser. Det er således en kompakt, men
informativ oversigt over de største udfordringer med
hensyn til grundlæggende rettigheder, som EU og
medlemsstaterne står over for.
