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

Asylum, migration and borders
Launch Date
September
2017
Project Status
Findings available

Responding to a fundamental rights emergency - the long-term impact of responses to the 2015 asylum/migration crisis

The project explores what happened to those people who sought asylum in the EU as part of the large-scale arrivals in 2015-2016. It focuses on young people aged 16-24 who have received or are likely to receive international protection in Austria, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Sweden. The project looks at policies related to residence permits, family reunification, education, housing and social assistance.
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Launch Date
May
2017
Project Status
Findings available

Criminal detention in the EU – Conditions and monitoring

The project aims to create a one-stop-shop for judges and other practitioners when transferring individuals using the European Arrest Warrant.
Roma
Launch Date
February
2017
Project Status
Findings available

Roma and Travellers Survey 2018-2019

This survey will look at the socio-demographic situation of Roma and Travellers in six EU Member States. It will also look at their experiences of discrimination. Together such data will assess their level of inclusion in these Member States.
Support for human rights systems and defenders
Inter-governmental human rights systems
Launch Date
January
2017
Project Status
Findings available

EU Fundamental Rights Information System

This online tool will provide access to the most relevant monitoring mechanisms with a strong human rights remit under the auspices of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, the Council of Europe and the EU.
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Launch Date
December
2016
Project Status
Findings available

Update of handbook on European data protection law

FRA will update its handbook, in partnership with the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Council of Europe, which presents and explains European data protection law in a straightforward way for those working in this area.
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Asylum, migration and borders
Launch Date
December
2016
Project Status
Findings available

FRA guide on preventing unlawful profiling

The Agency will update and expand the scope of its 2010 guide on Discriminatory Ethnic Profiling. The new Guide will provide a general update of the analysis, taking into account legal and technological developments, and expanding the scope to include border management.
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Launch Date
December
2016
Project Status
Findings available

Severe labour exploitation – workers’ perspectives

The project looks at the experiences and views of foreign workers in selected EU countries who have experienced criminal forms of labour exploitation. It fills an important gap by extending the evidence beyond the views of professionals who deal with labour exploitation; this was covered in an earlier project.
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Launch Date
November
2016
Project Status
Findings available

Living in another Member State: barriers to EU citizens' full enjoyment of their rights

This project examine case law from national courts relating to the application of the EU citizens’ rights relating to free movement and non-discrimination on the ground of nationality.
Hate crime
Launch Date
October
2016
Project Status
Findings available

Working Group on hate crime recording, data collection and encouraging reporting

In 2016 the European Commission asked the FRA to join its High Level Group (HLG) to combat racism, xenophobia and other forms of intolerance. In 2018, it asked FRA to lead a Working Group on hate crime recording, data collection and reporting.
Launch Date
September
2016
Project Status
Findings available

Update of Handbook on European non-discrimination law

FRA will update its handbook, in partnership with the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), which presents and explains European non-discrimination law in a straightforward way for those working in this area.