Dan il-fuljett jassisti lill-uffiċjali u l-awtoritajiet sabiex jinfurmaw lill-applikanti għall-ażil u lill-immigranti b’mod li jinftiehem u li hu aċċessibbli dwar l-ipproċessar tal-marki tas-swaba tagħhom fil-Eurodac.

Deze folder is bedoeld om ambtenaren en autoriteiten te helpen om asielzoekers en migranten op een begrijpelijke manier uit te leggen hoe hun vingerafdrukken in Eurodac worden verwerkt.

Niniejsza ulotka pomaga funkcjonariuszom i organom w zrozumiały i przystępny sposób informować osoby wnioskujące o azyl oraz migrantów o przetwarzaniu ich odcisków palców w systemie Eurodac.

Este folheto apoia as pessoas no terreno e as autoridades a prestar informação aos requerentes de asilo e aos migrantes intercetados nas fronteiras externas de modo acessível e compreensível sobre o tratamento das impressões digitais no Eurodac.

Acest pliant ajută ofițerii și autoritățile să informeze solicitanții de azil și migranții într-un mod ușor de înțeles și accesibil cu privire la prelucrarea amprentelor lor în Eurodac.

Tento leták má pomôcť úradníkom a inštitúciám v zrozumiteľnej a dostupnej forme informovať žiadateľov o azyl a migrantov o spracúvaní ich odtlačkov prstov v Eurodacu.

Ta brošura pomaga uradnim osebam in organom pri obveščanju prosilcev za azil in migrantov o obdelavi njihovih prstnih odtisov v sistemu Eurodac v razumljivi in dostopni obliki.

Detta informationsblad hjälper myndigheter och deras anställda att informera asylsökande och migranter på ett begripligt och lättillgängligt sätt om hur deras fingeravtryck behandlas i Eurodac.

In 2018, some 2,299 people are estimated to have died or gone missing at sea while crossing the sea to reach Europe to escape war or persecution or to pursue a better life. This is on average more than six people per day. Before mid-2017, a significant share 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. In 2018, however, authorities in some Member States viewed civil society-deployed rescue vessels with hostility. As a reaction, they seized rescue vessels, arrested crew members, and initiated legal procedures against them (more than a dozen altogether). In some cases, rescue vessels were blocked in harbours due to flag issues.

In November 2016, FRA formulated 21 individual opinions to address the fundamental rights shortcomings identified in the implementation of the hotspot approach in Greece and Italy. Despite genuine efforts to improve the situation since November 2016, many of the suggestions contained in the 21 opinions FRA formulated at the time remain valid.

This note draws attention to the recent trend of criminalising search and rescue operations (SAR) in the Mediterranean Sea carried out by non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other private entities. This includes seizing rescue vessels, as well as arrests for crew members, in some EU Member States. Most of such incidents concerned NGOs operating in the Central Mediterranean Sea.

This report outlines the fundamental rights implications of collecting, storing and using
biometric and other data in EU IT systems in the area of asylum and migration.

Various proposals on EU-level information systems in the areas of borders and security mention interoperability, aiming to provide fast and easy access to information about third-country nationals.

The European Parliament asked the Agency to provide its Opinion on the fundamental rights impact of the proposed revision of the Eurodac Regulation on children.

EU Member States are increasingly involved in border management activities on the high seas, within – or i cooperation with – third countries, and at the EU’s borders. Such activities entail risks of violating the principle of non-refoulement, the cornerstone of the international legal regime for the protection of refugees, which prohibits returning individuals to a risk of persecution. This report aims to encourage fundamental-rights compliant approaches to border management, including by highlighting potential grey areas.