Άσυλο, μετανάστευση και σύνορα

June

2023

Fundamental rights implications for the EU of the war in Ukraine

Russia’s unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine has resulted in massive internal and external population displacement. The European Union (EU) rapidly activated its Temporary Protection Directive for the first time since it was adopted in 2001. This entitled nearly 4 million people to legal residence and access to work, housing and legal assistance, education and healthcare.

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Fundamental Rights Report

Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

June

2023

Fundamental Rights Report 2023

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2023 reviews major developments in the field in 2022, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.

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Ισότητα, απαγόρευση των διακρίσεων και ρατσισμός

Fundamental Rights Report

Προστασία δεδομένων, ιδιωτικότητα και νέες τεχνολογίες

Δικαιοσύνη, δικαιώματα των θυμάτων και δικαστική συνεργασία

Υποστήριξη για τα συστήματα και τους υπερασπιστές των ανθρωπίνων δικαιωμάτων

June

2023

Έκθεση για τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα — 2023 Γνώμες του FRA

Το 2022 σημειώθηκε πρόοδος αλλά και οπισθοδρόμηση στην προστασία των θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων. Στην Έκθεση για τα Θεμελιώδη Δικαιώματα 2023 του FRA εξετάζονται οι σημαντικότερες εξελίξεις στον τομέα και προσδιορίζονται τόσο τα επιτεύγματα όσο και τα ζητήματα που εξακολουθούν να προκαλούν ανησυχία. Στην παρούσα δημοσίευση παρουσιάζονται οι γνώμες του FRA σχετικά με τις κυριότερες εξελίξεις στους εξεταζόμενους θεματικούς τομείς και συνοψίζεται η τεκμηρίωση στην οποία στηρίχθηκαν οι εν λόγω γνώμες.

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Periodic updates / Series

Access to asylum

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May

2023

Asylum and migration: Progress achieved and remaining challenges

Over the span of nearly eight years, there have been developments in showing respect for the human rights of those who arrive at the EU’s borders. Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has shown how a large and sudden influx of people can be managed effectively and respectfully. Notwithstanding the improvements, the growing number of people crossing or attempting to enter the EU pose a wide range of fundamental rights challenges.

In this bulletin, FRA takes stock of concerns and improvements regarding the fundamental rights of migrants, asylum seekers and refugees. It highlights the EU Member States’ legal and practical responses. It identifies key trends, promising practices, long-standing and emerging patterns, and persistent concerns.

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Handbook / Guide / Manual

Προστασία του παιδιού

Παιδιά, νέοι και ηλικιωμένοι

March

2023

Επιτροπεία για ασυνόδευτα παιδιά - Εγχειρίδιο για εκπαιδευτές επιτρόπων

Το παρόν εγχειρίδιο έχει σχεδιαστεί με στόχο να συνδράμει φορείς, οργανισμούς και φυσικά πρόσωπα στην εκπαίδευση επιτρόπων ασυνόδευτων παιδιών ή στην εκπαίδευση εκπαιδευτών. Μπορεί να χρησιμοποιηθεί σε διάφορα πλαίσια κατάρτισης, όπως είναι η επαγγελματική και ακαδημαϊκή κατάρτιση, η πρακτική άσκηση και η συνεχής κατάρτιση. Το εγχειρίδιο βασίζεται στις αρχές των ανθρωπίνων και των θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων και στα πρότυπα δεοντολογίας, ενώ επίσης αναγνωρίζει ότι το παιδί και ο/η επίτροπος έχουν τις δικές τους προσωπικές ιστορίες, ικανότητες και δεξιότητες. Ενισχύει την αυτοπεποίθηση των επιτρόπων όσον αφορά την προώθηση των δικαιωμάτων και του συμφέροντος του παιδιού. Επιπλέον, τους/τις ενδυναμώνει προκειμένου να ενεργούν ανεξάρτητα και αμερόληπτα απέναντι σε διάφορους κρατικούς υπαλλήλους, παρόχους υπηρεσιών και μέλη της κοινότητας.

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Access to asylum

Child protection

Trafficking and labour exploitation

February

2023

Fleeing Ukraine: Displaced people’s experiences in the EU

Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine triggered scenes not seen in Europe for decades. It has since caused death, immense destruction, and unspeakable suffering. It also set in motion a mass movement of people not seen since World War II. To protect them, the EU activated the Temporary Protection Directive for the first time. In doing so, all EU Member States must offer protection to those displaced from Ukraine.

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Report / Paper / Summary

February

2023

How did cities welcome displaced people from Ukraine?

Many cities throughout the European Union hosted people fleeing Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. The EU currently faces the largest displacement of people in Europe since World War II. Since February 2022, over seven million people came to the EU. The arrival of such large numbers of people thrust cities and local governments to the forefront of the EU and its Member States’ relief work. This short publication provides a snapshot of cities’ initiatives to address this humanitarian crisis.

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Periodic updates / Series

Προστασία του παιδιού

Παράτυπη μετανάστευση, επιστροφή και κράτηση μεταναστών

November

2022

Πρακτικό εργαλείο για επιτρόπους - Προσωρινή προστασία των ασυνόδευτων παιδιών που εγκαταλείπουν την Ουκρανία

Ο Οργανισμός της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης για το Άσυλο (EUAA) και ο Οργανισμός Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης (FRA) ένωσαν τις δυνάμεις τους για την ανάπτυξη σειράς πρακτικών εργαλείων για τους επιτρόπους ασυνόδευτων παιδιών με ανάγκες διεθνούς προστασίας. Στόχος είναι να υποστηριχθούν οι επίτροποι στα καθημερινά τους καθήκοντα και ευθύνες κατά τη διάρκεια της διαδικασίας χορήγησης ασύλου, της διαδικασίας του Δουβλίνου και της προσωρινής προστασίας.

Report / Paper / Summary

November

2022

Putting human rights at the heart of Europe’s future - Meeting report

Europe stands at a delicate moment in its history. It is a moment of existential significance for the wellbeing and sustainability of our societies. It is emerging from the pandemic caused by the coronavirus disease, only to face a set of major overlapping challenges. These pose profound questions about the political, economic and societal future of the continent. To discuss elements of a human rights vision for the future and to identify opportunities for action, FRA brought together a group of sixty human rights leaders and experts with diverse backgrounds
from across the continent. This report distils the meeting discussions, including analysis and ideas, and concludes with proposals for action. It does not represent the views either of individual participants or of FRA.

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Periodic updates / Series

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October

2022

National legislation implementing the EU Temporary Protection Directive in selected EU Member States (October 2022 update)

The table below gives an overview of certain key aspects in national legislation implementing the EU Temporary Protection Directive.

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Periodic updates / Series

Trafficking and labour exploitation

Access to asylum

Child protection

October

2022

The Russian war of aggression against Ukraine ― The broad fundamental rights impact in the EU - Bulletin 2

The Russian invasion of Ukraine triggered solidarity from EU governments, local authorities and society as they welcomed more than 7 million people fleeing the aggression. The European Union’s rapid response, activating the EU Temporary Protection Directive, offered welcome relief and much-needed support to those in need. It allowed displaced persons the opportunity to quickly settle and to work, travel and access services across the EU. But other pressing human rights issues have come to the fore and remain high on the EU’s agenda, such as human trafficking, sexual and gender-based violence, hate crime and hate-fuelled disinformation.

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Σύνορα και συστήματα πληροφοριών

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Handbook / Guide / Manual

October

2022

Σύσταση εθνικών ανεξάρτητων μηχανισμών για την παρακολούθηση της συμμόρφωσης προς τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα στα εξωτερικά σύνορα της ΕΕ

Η παρακολούθηση της κατάστασης των θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων στα εξωτερικά σύνορα της ΕΕ θα πρέπει να είναι συστηματική και τακτική για μια σειρά δραστηριοτήτων διαχείρισης των συνόρων, όπως είναι η επιτήρηση των συνόρων, οι συλλήψεις στα χερσαία, θαλάσσια και εναέρια σύνορα, καθώς και η λειτουργία των μηχανισμών παραπομπής, ακόμη και σε περίπτωση μαζικών αφίξεων. Οι παρούσες γενικές κατευθυντήριες γραμμές έχουν ως στόχο να βοηθήσουν τα κράτη μέλη της ΕΕ να συγκροτήσουν εθνικούς ανεξάρτητους μηχανισμούς για την παρακολούθηση της συμμόρφωσης προς τα θεμελιώδη δικαιώματα στα εξωτερικά σύνορα της ΕΕ, σύμφωνα με την πρόταση κανονισμού για τον έλεγχο διαλογής που ανακοινώθηκε στις 23 Σεπτεμβρίου 2020 από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή. Εκπονήθηκαν από τον Οργανισμό Θεμελιωδών Δικαιωμάτων της Ευρωπαϊκής Ένωσης κατόπιν αιτήματος της Επιτροπής.

Putting human rights at the heart of Europe’s future - Rust, Austria, 7-8 September

Report / Paper / Summary

September

2022

Putting human rights at the heart of Europe’s future - Summary meeting report

Europe stands at a delicate moment in its history, facing a convergence of major tests. Each of them taken on their own is significant. Together, they pose profound questions about the political, economic, and societal future of the continent. This is a moment for strong commitment to put human rights at the heart of our vision for Europe’s future. It is also time to demonstrate our determination to work together to this end. Against this backdrop, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) brought together around sixty human rights leaders and experts from across the continent to discuss elements of a human rights vision for the future and to identify opportunities for action. A full conference report will be available soon, including the specific ideas and proposals which arose from the meeting. Meanwhile, this is a summary of the conclusions.

Irregular migration, return and immigration detention

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Periodic updates / Series

September

2022

Forced return monitoring systems - 2022 update

Since 2014, FRA has been publishing an annual update of the forced return monitoring systems EU Member States have set up under Article 8 (6) of the EU’s Return Directive (2008/115/EC). This overview describes different indicators for an effective forced return monitoring system. It includes the organisation responsible for monitoring forced return, the number of operations monitored in 2021, the phases of monitored return operations, the number of staff trained and working as monitors, and whether the monitoring body issued public reports about their monitoring.

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10 August 2022

Promoting FRA’s survey of people fleeing the war in Ukraine

On 23 August, FRA will begin collecting the views and experiences of people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

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Welcoming displaced people

08 August 2022

Fundamental rights and the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine

As the Russian war of agresssion continues in Ukraine, EU countries are welcoming and supporting unprecedented numbers of people fleeing the war to seek safety in the EU. This has serious implications for many fundamental rights within the EU. FRA is looking at current and potential fundamental rights challenges. It seeks to assist the EU and its Member States find sustainable solutions. Below you can find some of the work being carried out.

‘Fleeing Ukraine’ report

Bulletins

Videos

Temporary protection

Periodic updates / Series

August

2022

National legislation implementing the EU Temporary Protection Directive in selected EU Member States (August 2022 update)

The information provided gives an overview of selected aspects in national legislation implementing the EU Temporary Protection Directive.

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Borders and information systems

24 June 2022

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: The EU’s response to the war in Ukraine

In this vlog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty talks about the EU’s response to the war in Ukraine. He argues that it is only if we all work together, with human rights as our roadmap, that we can make our way towards a peaceful future.

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Report / Paper / Summary

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June

2022

June 2022 Update – Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) regularly collects data on the operations of NGO vessels involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean. This includes any legal proceedings against them, as well as on any difficulties in disembarking migrants in safe ports. The International Organization for Migration estimates that from January to 15 June 2022 about 842 people died or went 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.

Fundamental Rights Report

Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation

June

2022

Fundamental Rights Report 2022

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2022 reviews major developments in the field in 2021, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.

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