Projects

Read about the Agency's current and previous projects here. For more information, please see the FRA Programming Document 2019-2021.

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106 Projects found

Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Launch Date
May
2024
Project Status
Ongoing

Digitalisation of justice: fundamental rights guidance

Digitalisation of justice systems is an important part of the EU’s priority to facilitate a digital future for Europe. Legislation and policy is growing in this area, and the state of digitalisation of justice systems is reflected under various monitoring frameworks of the European Commission, such as the EU Justice Scoreboard. Most EU Member States already use digital solutions in different contexts and to varying degrees in their justice systems.
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Launch Date
January
2024
Project Status
Ongoing

Strategic foresight in the area of fundamental rights

This project will provide EU and national policy makers with foresight analysis on future fundamental rights challenges and opportunities, as well as providing guidance on building fundamental rights considerations into their strategic reflections.
Roma
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Launch Date
December
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Roma survey 2024

The Roma survey 2024 will collect comparable data in ten selected EU Member States (Bulgaria, Czechia, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Spain) and three accession countries (Albania, North Macedonia and Serbia). The Roma and Travellers (in France and Ireland) will be asked a wide range of questions about their everyday life, including their socio-economic situation. They will also be asked about their fundamental rights, including experiences of discrimination, harassment and violence, as well as including any racially-motivated incidents.
Borders and information systems
Asylum, migration and borders
Launch Date
December
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Fundamental rights implications of the Entry/Exit System (EES)

The EU will set up its Entry-Exit System (EES) by the end of 2024. It is a new IT system to record travellers entering and leaving the EU. FRA will examine the potential fundamental rights implications of the system. It aims to develop guidance and support material for EU Member States and EU institutions to implement the system in a fundamental rights’ compliant manner.
People with disabilities
Launch Date
December
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Fundamental rights protection of persons with disabilities in institutions

This project examines how duty-bearers mitigate the risk of violence and abuse of persons with disabilities in institutions, and how they respond to cases when these occur. It complements FRA’s activities as a member of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and supports the Agency’s work on victims’ rights.
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Launch Date
August
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Ensuring the right to environmental protection

This project seeks to identify the most urgent impact on social and fundamental rights of the EU’s green transition and relevant implementing legislation in light of climate change and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal to leave no one behind.
Asylum, migration and borders
Access to asylum
Borders and information systems
Irregular migration, return and immigration detention
Trafficking and labour exploitation
Victims’ rights
Launch Date
May
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Violence and related human rights abuses against women fleeing the war in Ukraine

This project will interview women who have arrived in the EU from Ukraine as a consequence of Russia’s war of aggression about their experiences, including violence and other human rights abuses related to the conflict. The data collected will contribute to efforts to better respond to the needs of women displaced by armed conflict.
Artificial intelligence and big data
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Launch Date
January
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Assessing high-risk artificial intelligence

Legislation to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) is developing at a fast pace for European Union Member States. In April 2021, the European Commission proposed a regulation governing the use of artificial intelligence (the AI Act). Among other specifications, the proposed law defines a list of “high-risk AI systems”, such as the use of AI for recruitment purposes. High-risk AI is subject to certain requirements, including assessments and documentation relevant for the protection of fundamental rights. In addition, the Council of Europe started negotiations on an international (framework) Convention on AI in April 2022. This project will provide empirical analysis and guidance on how to assess high-risk AI in relation to fundamental rights, which will be done by focusing on selected use cases and a combination of desk-research and fieldwork.
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Artificial intelligence and big data
Security
Launch Date
January
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

Remote biometric identification for law enforcement purposes: fundamental rights considerations

Remote biometric identification (RBI) systems are used to identify people at a distance by comparing their unique biometric attributes with a database. The most common form of RBI is facial recognition technology. Several EU Member States are already using, testing or planning to use it for law enforcement purposes. While the technology potentially supports fighting terrorism and solving serious crimes, it also affects people’s fundamental rights. By analysing selected use-cases, this project seeks to assess the fundamental rights risks and outline safeguards necessary for the use of this technology by law enforcement authorities.
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Launch Date
January
2023
Project Status
Ongoing

The impact of addressing terrorist content online on fundamental rights

This project will support the European Commission's evaluation of its Regulation addressing the dissemination of terrorist content online. FRA will look at the fundamental rights impact of measures to tackle terrorist content online.