The Group is a platform for joint and complementary action of the secretariats of relevant Council of Europe bodies and services.
FRA presented its updated guidance on monitoring fundamental rights during screening and the asylum border procedures as well as key elements of its report on investigations of rights violations at borders. T
he European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE), and Fundamental Rights Officers from Frontex and the EU Asylum Agency also intervened.
The discussion focused on how to use Council of Europe standards and EU law safeguards to promote a rights-compliant implementation of the pact.
