• Report / Paper / Summary
    15
    June
    2018
    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.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    8
    June
    2018
    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.
  • Rapport / Publication / Résumé
    15
    June
    2018
    Le rapport d’activité annuel consolidé 2017 fournit une
    vue d’ensemble des activités et des réalisations de
    l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne
    (FRA) au cours de cette année. Il respecte les
    lignes directrices du réseau des agences de l’Union
    européenne (UE).
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    6
    June
    2018
    Finnish version now available
    27 January 2020
    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.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    6
    June
    2018
    L’année 2017 a été marquée à la fois par des avancées et des régressions en matière de protection des droits fondamentaux. Le rapport sur les droits fondamentaux 2018 de la FRA examine les principales évolutions intervenues dans l’Union entre janvier et décembre 2017 et présente les avis de la FRA à cet égard.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    6
    June
    2018
    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
    6
    June
    2018
    Das Jahr 2017 brachte in Bezug auf den Schutz der Grundrechte sowohl Fortschritte als auch
    Rückschritte. Der Grundrechte-Bericht 2018 der FRA bietet eine Zusammenfassung und Analyse
    der wichtigsten einschlägigen Entwicklungen in der EU zwischen Januar und Dezember
    2017 und präsentiert die diesbezüglichen Stellungnahmen der FRA.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    6
    June
    2018
    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 field, identifying both achievements and remaining areas of concern.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    6
    June
    2018
    Les sociétés européennes ne rajeunissent pas. Ceci est un fait auquel l’Europe entière doit faire face, sachant que d’ici 2080, soit deux générations, la proportion de personnes âgéesde 65 ans ou plus représentera près de 30 % de la population de l’Union européenne.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    30
    May
    2018
    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.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    25
    May
    2018
    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.
  • Periodic updates / Series
    28
    May
    2018
    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. 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.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    25
    May
    2018
    Arabic version now available
    18 July 2024
    The rapid development of information technology has exacerbated the need for robust personal data protection, the right to which is safeguarded by both European Union (EU) and Council of Europe (CoE) instruments. Safeguarding this important right entails new and significant challenges as technological advances expand the frontiers of areas such as surveillance, communication interception and data storage. This handbook is designed to familiarise legal practitioners not specialised in data protection with this emerging area of the law.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    17
    May
    2018
    Civil society organisations in the European Union play a crucial role in promoting fundamental
    rights, but it has become harder for them do so – due to both legal and practical restrictions.
    This summary outlines the main
    findings and FRA’s opinions on the different
    types and patterns of challenges faced by civil society
    organisations across the EU,
  • Rapport / Publication / Résumé
    17
    May
    2018
    Au sein de l’Union européenne, les OSC jouent un rôle crucial dans la promotion des droits
    fondamentaux, mais il leur est désormais plus difficile d’assumer ce rôle en raison de restrictions
    d’ordre à la fois juridique et pratique.
    Le rapport de la l’Agence des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne (FRA) se penche
    par conséquent sur les différents types de difficultés rencontrées par les OSC actives dans
    le domaine des droits de l’homme au sein de l’Union européenne.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    9
    May
    2018
    Angesichts der wachsenden Bedrohungen durch Terrorismus, Cyber-Angriffe und ausgefeilte grenzüberschreitende kriminelle Netze ist die Arbeit der Nachrichtendienste dringlicher, vielschichtiger und internationaler geworden. Diese Arbeit kann einen starken Eingriff in die Grundrechte darstellen, und hierbei insbesondere in die Achtung der Privatsphäre und den Datenschutz. Obgleich der stetige technologische Fortschritt die Bedrohung eines solchen Eingriffs potentiell verschlimmert, kann das Missbrauchspotential durch wirksame Aufsicht und Rechtsbehelfe eingedämmt werden.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    9
    May
    2018
    With terrorism, cyber-attacks and sophisticated cross-border criminal networks posing growing threats, the work of intelligence services has become more urgent, complex and international. Such work can strongly interfere with fundamental rights, especially privacy and data protection. While continuous technological advances potentially exacerbate the threat of such interference, effective oversight and remedies can curb the potential for abuse.
  • Rapport / Publication / Résumé
    9
    May
    2018
    La persistance de la menace terroriste à un niveau élevé, la constitution de
    réseaux criminels transnationaux sur le territoire de l’Union européenne, mais
    également les conséquences des ingérences d’origine étatique de nature diverse
    et le durcissement des modes opératoires hostiles dans l’espace cyber représentent
    des enjeux de sécurité nationale d’importance majeure pour les États
    membres ; la prévention de ces menaces peut reposer sur la mise en oeuvre,
    par des services de renseignement, de mesures de surveillance attentatoires
    aux libertés. Parallèlement, le développement continu des progrès techniques
    accroit les capacités d’ingérences dans la vie privée des personnes.