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EU institutions and other bodies

The agency has developed a very dynamic cooperation with the EU institutions and a number of other EU agencies. While it develops its activities independently, FRA is in regular dialogue with the European Parliament, Council and Commission. Through its extensive research across the EU Member States, the agency provides EU institutions with fundamental rights expertise, analysis and advice.

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In the Stockholm Programme – ‘An open and secure Europe serving and protecting citizens’, adopted in 2010, the European Council invited the EU institutions to “make full use of the expertise of the FRA, and to consult, where appropriate, with the Agency, in line with its mandate, on the development of policies and legislation with implications for fundamental rights”. This call has also been reinforced in the Strategic guidelines in the area of freedom, security and justice on June 2015, where the European Council invited EU Institutions and Member States to “mobilise the expertise of relevant EU agencies, among them FRA.

FRA may issue opinions and conclusions to EU institutions and Member States on specific thematic topics. Moreover, the European Parliament, Council or Commission can request the agency to deliver opinions on EU legislative proposals “as far as their compatibility with fundamental rights are concerned”. This specific task contributes to the agency’s overall objective to support EU institutions and Member States to fully respect fundamental rights. 

The FRA maintains particularly close links with the following:

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    On 8 December, FRA presented Charterpedia, the agency’s database on information related to the EU’s Fundamental Rights Charter to the staff at the European Union’s Court of Justice (CJEU).

  • Towards meaningful child participation in decision making in Europe

    On 21 October, FRA took part in the first high-level conference of a joint EU and Council of Europe project to strengthen child participation in Europe.

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    National Contact Points under the European Migration Network (EMN) met on 22 January. The aim of the meeting was to update national contact points, EASO, the European Commission and its Joint Research Centre, and FRA about each other’s activities.

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    According to the latest data, more than half of the children identified in Europe as victims of trafficking were EU nationals. FRA carried out training at a CEPOL webinar to raise awareness and exchange experiences about protection and transnational cooperation in tackling child trafficking.

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