• Fundamental Rights Report
    11
    June
    2026
    The Fundamental Rights Report: Challenges and Achievements in 2025 is FRA’s flagship annual publication. It provides an overview of the state of fundamental rights in the EU and highlights selected critical developments from 2025. This year, it focuses on four areas: rights protection in a rapidly changing digital environment; the housing crisis and rising homelessness rates; employment challenges for people from non-EU countries; and the implementation of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The publication is a valuable resource for those seeking to stay informed about the EU’s shifting landscape of fundamental rights.
  • In brief / Factsheet
    22
    May
    2026
    This factsheet examines the "right to be forgotten" within the context of EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights. It emphasizes the intersections of these legal frameworks, with particular attention to case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    11
    May
    2026
    The ability to communicate freely and privately online is protected under Article 7 of the EU Charter; it is a crucial enabler of other fundamental rights, particularly as the world becomes increasingly digital. This paper presents results from an EU-wide survey about people’s views on encryption of their private online communication. It looks, for example, at concern regarding access by outside actors to information shared when using private messaging applications. The results indicate that people highly value encryption and at the same time have concerns about online communications being accessed without their knowledge or permission. It provides a timely evidence base to shape policy discussions on internal security and digital privacy.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    27
    March
    2026
    This publication presents findings from an EU-wide survey on public attitudes to children’s use of social media. It presents people’s key concerns and their views on the minimum age limits for accessing social media platforms. The survey draws on the views of both teenagers and adults – those most directly affected. The findings offer a useful evidence base for policy discussions on social media age restrictions in the EU.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    22
    January
    2026
    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
    4
    December
    2025
    Artificial Intelligence comes with both benefits and risks. Safe AI use that accounts for fundamental rights is thus crucial. While the 2024 EU AI Act was a milestone in this regard, its broad definitions regarding AI systems and high-risk AI could introduce loopholes for fundamental rights compliance. This report offers an empirical basis for much-needed practical guidance on the Act’s implementation. Based on interviews with AI developers, sellers, and users, FRA addresses challenges of its use in critical domains, like asylum, education, and employment. Our findings help guide next steps in realising the AI Act’s potential to ensure responsible innovation.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    13
    November
    2025
    FRA analysed 31 digital tools and systems across seven EU Member States, exploring potential positive and negative effects on victims, claimants and defendants. By identifying risks early, investing in skills and training, and embedding protections from the outset, policymakers and practitioners can build effective and inclusive justice systems. This report provides practical suggestions to help ensure that digitalised justice systems are accessible and deliver fair outcomes for all.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    8
    October
    2025
    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 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
    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 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.
  • Fundamental Rights Report
    10
    June
    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.
  • In brief / Factsheet
    2
    April
    2025
    This factsheet examines mass surveillance and its impact on human rights within the context of EU law and the European Convention on Human Rights. EU law and the Convention sometimes overlap. The publication clarifies where there are similar principles in different legislation and provides examples of relevant case law.
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    20
    March
    2025
    In recent years, the EU has taken steps to improve child protection, yet some Member States do not have an integrated approach. FRA first produced an overview of child protection systems in the EU in 2014, and an update in 2023. The data is published in FRA’s ‘Mapping of Child Protection Systems in the EU – Update 2023’. This report completements the 2023 update with comparative analysis and provides greater detail on children in vulnerable situations, care and the participation of children in matters affecting them. It also offers guidance on creating comprehensive frameworks that ensure that children’s rights are respected.
  • Handbook / Guide / Manual
    19
    September
    2024
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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
    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.