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On 27 May, FRA provided online training on fundamental rights when using biometrics at an event organised by Frontex. The event focused on vulnerabilities in automated border crossings at Lisbon airport.
FRA spoke during the EU Asylum Agency’s (EUAA) fourth High-Level Roundtable on developments in judicial dialogue in the field of international protection. It looked at case law from the Court of Justice of the EU, the European Court of Human Rights and national courts.
On 19 May, attended a conference on new challenges associated with the development of AI and e-communication in the field of justice. FRA will publish a report providing guidance on digitalisation of justice in the autumn.
FRA spoke about remembrance and democracy in a changing Europe during the first international event of the FREI – From Resistance to European Integration project.
Threats to democracy, stark levels of violence against women and rights abuses at the EU’s borders - these are some of the key challenges detailed in FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2025. The report provides telling evidence of fundamental rights under threat across Europe. This must act as a wake-up call for Member States and EU Institutions to prevent the erosion of rights and stop democratic backsliding.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) expresses deep concern about recent legislative developments in Hungary which can restrict the operating environment for civil society organisations (CSOs). The measures risk undermining the essential role that civil society plays in any rule of law-based democracy and may violate rights protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights – including the rights to freedom of expression, assembly and association, media freedom and pluralism, and privacy.
FRA and the European Institute for Gender Equality discussed the prevalence of workplace sexual harassment during an online Eurochambres workshop on 23 May. It was an opportunity to present the Eurostat, FRA, EIGE survey on gender-based violence to the business community.
On 21 May, FRA hosted a strategic meeting with key partners from institutions and civil society engaged in civic space work. The aim was to connect recent developments with FRA’s ongoing efforts in this area.
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The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has submitted two contributions to the European Commission as part of the consultation for the next long-term EU budget. In the submissions, FRA calls for stronger safeguards to ensure all EU funding upholds fundamental rights and the EU’s founding values. It also urges action to address the shrinking space and funding for civil society organisations (CSOs) that work on fundamental rights, democracy and the rule of law.
On 15 May, FRA took part in a conference in Helsinki that focused on the return of deported Ukrainian children. FRA contributed to the panel looking at the illegality of deporting Ukrainian children, accountability and restoration of justice.
FRA held an online roundtable discussion on effective guardianship for unaccompanied refugee children in Bulgaria on 21 May. As part of the event, FRA presented its analysis of guardianship within the context of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.
On 15 May, FRA’s Director Sirpa Rautio gave a keynote speech at the University of Florence during a conference on the future of democracy in the digital era. The Director called for the development of a trustworthy, human-rights compliant technology.
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From 2 to 4 June, policymakers, practitioners, academics and civil society meet at the World Congress on Justice with Children 2025 in Madrid. The focus will be on advancing child-centred justice, preventing and responding to violence affecting children in child justice systems.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) has released an updated version of its online criminal detention database. The update contains national standards, laws and monitoring reports on detention conditions from across the European Union and the United Kingdom.
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This year’s Computers, Privacy and Data Protection conference takes place from 21 to 23 May in Brussels. FRA will host a high-level panel on assessing the fundamental rights risks of AI.
At the German Antidiscrimination Days 2025 from 13 to 14 May, FRA contributed to a panel on anti-Muslim racism, addressing its manifestations in education, employment and housing, as well as the experiences of queer Muslims.
FRA provided input to the OSCE’s consultative roundtable on policing in multi-ethnic societies.
Frontex Consultative Forum members met with Frontex senior management from 13 to 14 May in Warsaw.
On 19 and 21 May, FRA experts will contribute to the consultation on the 2025 Enlargement Package on issues related to fundamental rights. The consultation will focus on issues such as anti-discrimination, gender equality, children, LGBTIQ, people with disabilities and transitional justice.
We – The Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and the diplomatic missions of the European Union to the International Organisations in Vienna, Andorra, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom and Uruguay, as well as the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), the European Investment Bank, UN-Globe and the Diplomatische Akademie Wien – Vienna School of International Studies – all welcome 17 May as the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT), as a celebration of sexual and gender diversity and inclusion around the world.