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  • Report / Paper / Summary
    14
    April
    2026

    Operationalising the Pact on Migration and Asylum: Experiences from the hotspot approach

    In response to increased arrivals of asylum seekers, in 2015 the European Commission introduced the hotspot approach. Under this approach, the European Commission and EU agencies supported Greece and Italy in identifying, registering and fingerprinting newly arrived people. FRA regularly visited the initial reception facilities hosting them. This report looks back at the lessons learnt from 10 years of FRA visits. It identifies recurring risks to rights and highlights practical measures and promising practices to prevent or address them. These ‘lessons learnt’ can inform the implementation of the 2024 Pact on Migration and Asylum in line with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    22
    January
    2026

    Regulating online terrorist content – Balancing public safety and fundamental rights

    Online terrorist content is a threat to fundamental rights, rule of law and democracy. EU measures to tackle such content aim to prevent terrorism while upholding these values. FRA’s report looks at how online terrorist content is detected and removed under EU legislation. It highlights challenges in interpreting rules, risks of over-removal and potential impacts on freedom of expression. It finds that moderation practices by authorities and platforms can disproportionately affect certain groups, such as Muslims and Arabic speakers, while far-right content often receives less scrutiny. The findings, based on research and expert interviews with those addressing online terrorist content, offer ways to improve transparency in content moderation and to better balance public security and fundamental rights, contributing to wider debates on regulating online content responsibly.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    12
    December
    2025

    EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights - Questions and answers on legal and operational implications

    As the EU prepares to join the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), this report outlines the main changes that accession would bring, offering an overview of the legal and operational implications. Presented in a Q&A format, it provides answers to 19 key questions for legal professionals and a broader audience. It describes the steps needed to conclude accession, the expected benefits for protecting rights, and some of the challenges that may come up. This legal analysis contributes to the current discussions on EU accession.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    8
    October
    2025

    Entry/Exit System: Fundamental rights guidance for managers

    The Entry/Exit System (EES), launching in 2025, will register non-EU nationals crossing the EU’s external borders. This FRA guidance supports managers overseeing the operation of the new system. It helps them to ensure compliance with EU fundamental rights. It outlines operational considerations: clear communication, dignified biometric data collection and data protection. It also addresses staff training needs. Based on fieldwork at 10 border crossing points in 6 Member States, the guidance will ensure rights are respected under the new system. A separate guidance publication for border guards accompanies this publication.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    8
    October
    2025

    System Wjazdu/Wyjazdu: Wytyczne dla kadry kierowniczej dotyczące praw podstawowych

    System EES (Entry/Exit System), który ruszy w 2025 roku, będzie rejestrował obywateli państw trzecich przekraczających zewnętrzne granice UE. Niniejsze wytyczne FRA mają wesprzeć kadrę zarządzającą odpowiedzialną za funkcjonowanie nowego systemu. Mają pomóc im zapewnić zgodność z unijną ochroną praw podstawowych. Przedstawiają kwestie operacyjne, takie jak jasna komunikacja, godne pobieranie danych biometrycznych oraz ochrona danych. Obejmują także potrzeby szkoleniowe personelu. Na podstawie badań terenowych przeprowadzonych w 10 przejściach granicznych w 6 państwach członkowskich, wytyczne te mają zagwarantować poszanowanie praw podstawowych w ramach nowego systemu. Oddzielna publikacja z wytycznymi dla funkcjonariuszy straży granicznej towarzyszy temu dokumentowi.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    8
    October
    2025

    Entry/Exit System: Fundamental rights guidance for border guards

    The Entry/Exit System (EES), launching in 2025, will register non-EU nationals crossing the EU’s external borders. This FRA guidance helps border guards apply the new rules in line with EU fundamental rights. It offers practical tips on informing people, collecting biometric data and supporting people with specific needs. Based on fieldwork at 10 border crossing points in 6 Member States, the guidance will ensure rights are respected under the new system. A separate guidance publication for managers accompanies this publication.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    8
    October
    2025

    System Wjazdu/Wyjazdu: Wytyczne dla straży granicznej dotycząace praw podstawowych

    System EES (Entry/Exit System), który ruszy w 2025 roku, będzie rejestrował obywateli państw trzecich przekraczających zewnętrzne granice UE. Niniejsze wytyczne FRA mają pomóc funkcjonariuszom straży granicznej stosować nowe przepisy zgodnie z unijną ochroną praw podstawowych. Oferują praktyczne wskazówki dotyczące informowania podróżnych, pobierania danych biometrycznych oraz wspierania osób o szczególnych potrzebach. Na podstawie badań terenowych przeprowadzonych w 10 przejściach granicznych w 6 państwach członkowskich, wytyczne te mają zagwarantować poszanowanie praw podstawowych w ramach nowego systemu. Oddzielna publikacja z wytycznymi dla kadry zarządzającej towarzyszy temu dokumentowi.
  • Opinion / Position Paper
    23
    July
    2025

    Countering the instrumentalisation of migrants and refugees and respecting fundamental rights

    This position paper examines how the EU can counter the instrumentalisation of migrants while also upholding fundamental rights. Instrumentalisation refers to countries outside the EU using migration to exert political pressure. This position paper defines the phenomenon, provides examples, and outlines legal obligations under EU law. It provides legal analysis and warns that some responses risk undermining fundamental rights at the EU’s external borders, including the right to asylum. To counter instrumentalisation and uphold fundamental rights, the position paper proposes practical measures for Member States to take, such as sanctions, border controls, and cooperation with private operators.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    10
    June
    2025

    Fundamental Rights Report 2025

    The Fundamental Rights Report 2025 is the annual report of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). It provides an overview of the state of fundamental rights in the EU and highlights selected critical developments and trends in 2024. The report covers issues such as inclusive elections, gender-based violence, and the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. It presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, setting out the actions that the EU and Member States should take. This annual publication is a valuable resource for those seeking to stay informed about the EU’s shifting landscape of fundamental rights.
  • Opinion / Position Paper
    6
    February
    2025

    Planned return hubs in third countries: EU fundamental rights law issues

    This FRA Position Paper outlines the Agency’s position on the creation of 'return hubs' in non-EU countries for migrants who have been ordered to leave the EU. Considering the serious fundamental rights risks connected with running return hubs, this legal analysis presents the conditions that would have to be met for return hubs to respect fundamental rights and comply with EU law. These include setting up agreements with the host countries and creating independent human rights monitoring mechanisms. The position paper does not examine centres in third countries that process asylum applications.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Monitorování základních práv během prověřování a azylového řízení na hranicích – příručka o vnitrostátních nezávislých mechanismech

    Tyto praktické pokyny pomáhají členským státům EU zřídit nebo určit vnitrostátní nezávislé mechanismy ke sledování dodržování základních práv při prověřování státních příslušníků třetích zemí a při posuzování žádostí o azyl v řízeních na hranicích.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Παρακολούθηση της τήρησης των θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων κατά τον έλεγχο διαλογής και τη διαδικασία ασύλου στα σύνορα — Οδηγός για εθνικούς ανεξάρτητους μηχανισμούς

    Η παρούσα πρακτική καθοδήγηση έχει ως στόχο να βοηθήσει τα κράτη μέλη της ΕΕ να δημιουργήσουν ή να ορίσουν εθνικούς ανεξάρτητους μηχανισμούς για την παρακολούθηση της τήρησης των θεμελιωδών δικαιωμάτων κατά τον έλεγχο διαλογής των υπηκόων τρίτων χωρών και κατά την εξέταση των αιτήσεων ασύλου στο πλαίσιο των διαδικασιών στα σύνορα.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Monitoring fundamental rights during screening and the asylum border procedure – A guide on national independent mechanisms

    This publication guides EU countries on setting up independent monitoring mechanisms to ensure fundamental rights are respected during screening and asylum border procedures. These processes at borders are for people arriving from non-EU countries. Monitoring mechanisms are meant to prevent rights violations, protect victims, and support investigations into any allegations of wrongdoing by public authorities. The guidance highlights the importance of transparency and accountability, which builds trust in public authorities. New EU regulations coming into effect in 2026 will require such monitoring systems to be in place. This updates the guidance published in 2022.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Supervisión de los derechos fundamentales durante el triaje y la gestión en las fronteras de solicitudes de asilo – Guía para el establecimiento de mecanismos nacionales independientes

    Esta guía práctica ayuda a los Estados miembros de la Unión Europea (UE) a establecer o designar mecanismos nacionales independientes para supervisar los derechos fundamentales durante el triaje de los nacionales de terceros países y al examinar en las fronteras las solicitudes de asilo.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Perusoikeuksien seuranta seulonnan ja rajalla tapahtuvan turvapaikkamenettelyn aikana – opas kansallisista riippumattomista mekanismeista

    Nämä käytännön ohjeet auttavat EU:n jäsenvaltioita perustamaan tai nimeämään kansallisia riippumattomia mekanismeja, joilla seurataan perusoikeuksien noudattamista kolmansien maiden kansalaisten seulonnassa ja turvapaikkahakemusten tutkimisessa rajamenettelyissä.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Praćenje temeljnih prava tijekom dubinske provjere i postupka azila na granici – Vodič o nacionalnim neovisnim mehanizmima

    Ove praktične smjernice pomažu državama članicama EU-a u uspostavi ili određivanju nacionalnih neovisnih mehanizama za praćenje poštovanja temeljnih prava tijekom dubinske provjere državljana trećih zemalja i prilikom razmatranja zahtjeva za azil u postupcima na granici.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Az alapvető jogok tiszteletben tartásának nyomon követése az előszűrés és a határon folytatott menekültügyi eljárás során – Útmutató a független nemzeti mechanizmusokról

    Ez a gyakorlati iránymutatás segítséget nyújt az EUtagállamoknak abban, hogy független nemzeti mechanizmusokat hozzanak létre vagy jelöljenek ki az alapvető jogok tiszteletben tartásának ellenőrzésére a harmadik országok állampolgárainak előszűrése és a menedékjog iránti kérelmek határ menti eljárások keretében történő vizsgálata során.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Monitoraggio dei diritti fondamentali durante gli accertamenti e la procedura di asilo alla frontiera – Guida sui meccanismi nazionali indipendenti

    I presenti orientamenti pratici aiutano gli Stati membri dell'UE a istituire o designare meccanismi nazionali indipendenti per monitorare il rispetto dei diritti fondamentali durante gli accertamenti dei cittadini di paesi terzi e l'esame delle domande di asilo nelle procedure di frontiera.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024

    Monitorowanie praw podstawowych podczas kontroli przesiewowej i procedury azylowej na granicy – przewodnik po niezależnych mechanizmach krajowych

    Niniejsze praktyczne wytyczne pomagają państwom członkowskim UE w tworzeniu lub wyznaczaniu krajowych niezależnych mechanizmów monitorowania przestrzegania praw podstawowych podczas kontroli przesiewowej obywateli państw trzecich oraz podczas rozpatrywania wniosków o udzielenie azylu w postępowaniach na granicach.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    30
    July
    2024

    Guidance on investigating alleged ill-treatment at borders

    Fundamental rights violations on the EU’s land and sea borders often go unreported. Investigations into these violations need to be more effective. This report gathers examples of alleged rights violations of migrants and refugees between 2020 and 2023. It sets out 10 steps to promote prompt and effective national investigations into incidents of ill-treatment at borders.
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