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Equality

Ligestilling, ikkeforskelsbehandling og racisme

<p>Equality is a core value of the EU. You have the right to fair treatment regardless of who you are, what you believe, or how you chose to live.</p>
<p>We carry out research and share expertise to help fight discrimination, inequality and racism in all its forms.</p>

EU Charter of Fundamental Rights

Highlights

  • Data explorer
    06 May 2020

    LGBTI Survey Data Explorer

    A total of 139,799 persons aged 15 years or older who describe themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) completed the online EU-LGBTI II Survey in all EU Member States and the candidate countries of North Macedonia and Serbia.
  • Diversity equality inclusion on notes
    Opinion
    30
    April
    2021

    Equality in the EU 20 years on from the initial implementation of the equality directives

    This opinion illustrates the extent and nature of lived experiences of inequality and discrimination across the EU. It does so with reference to the grounds of discrimination and areas of life covered by the racial and employment equality directives, as well as in relation to the grounds and areas covered by the proposed Equal Treatment Directive.
    Download the summary in English and French
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    28
    November
    2018

    Being Black in the EU

    Almost twenty years after adoption of EU laws forbidding discrimination, people of African descent in the EU face widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion. This report outlines selected results from FRA's second large-scale EU-wide survey on migrants and minorities (EU-MIDIS II). It examines the experiences of almost 6,000 people of African descent in 12 EU Member States.
    Summary available in 9 languages
    Explore the data
    Read the press release
  • Report / Paper / Summary
    6
    December
    2017

    Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey - Main results

    Seventeen years after adoption of EU laws that forbid discrimination, immigrants, descendants of immigrants, and minority ethnic groups continue to face widespread discrimination across the EU and in all areas of life – most often when seeking employment. For many, discrimination is a recurring experience. This is just one of the findings of FRA’s second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II), which collected information from over 25,500 respondents with different ethnic minority and immigrant backgrounds across all 28 EU Member States.
    Read press release
    Explore the data
    Watch findings video
Produkter
Old woman with a facemask looking out a window
Solarisys © adobestock.com, 2020
Periodic updates / Series
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
30
June
2020

Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications - Bulletin 3

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt everyday life in the EU
in unprecedented ways. But the way it affects our societies is shifting.
As governments gradually lift some of the measures put in place to
contain the spread of COVID-19, new fundamental rights concerns arise:
how to ensure that the rights to life and health are upheld as daily life
transitions to a ‘new normal’. This Bulletin looks at declarations of states of
emergency, or equivalent, and how they came under scrutiny. It considers
the impact on fundamental rights in important areas of daily life, and
includes a thematic focus on the pandemic's impact on older people
Read news item
Download country research
Download all bulletins
FRA Director delivering video message to Equality Conference 2020
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

20 years of the Race Equality Directive

In this video message to the Equality2020 conference on 29 June, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about our shared struggle for a Europe that honours everybody in their diversity, in their equality and in their dignity.
Equality2020 conference
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty on the Global Pride 2020

In this video message FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about LGBTI equality on the occasion of the Global Pride 2020:
https://www.globalpride2020.org/
Fundamental Rights Report
Ligestilling, ikkeforskelsbehandling og racisme
Asyl, migration og grænser
Databeskyttelse, privatlivets fred og ny teknologi
Retfærdighed, ofres rettigheder og retligt samarbejde
Støtte til menneskerettighedssystemer og -forkæmpere
11
June
2020
Now available in all 24 official EU languages
12 August 2020

Rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder 2020 — FRA’s udtalelser

I 2019 skete der både fremgang og tilbagegang med
hensyn til beskyttelsen af grundlæggende rettigheder.
FRA’s rapport om grundlæggende rettigheder 2020
gennemgår den vigtigste udvikling på området,
herunder både de opnåede resultater og områder, der
fortsat giver anledning til bekymring. Publikationen
indeholder FRA’s udtalelser om den væsentligste
udvikling inden for de afdækkede emneområder og et
sammendrag af den dokumentation, der understøtter
disse udtalelser. Det er således en kompakt, men
informativ oversigt over de største udfordringer med
hensyn til grundlæggende rettigheder, som EU og
medlemsstaterne står over for.
Fundamental Rights Report
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Asylum, migration and borders
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
Support for human rights systems and defenders
11
June
2020

Fundamental Rights Report 2020

FRA’s Fundamental Rights Report 2020 reviews major developments in the field in 2019, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA’s opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. This year’s focus chapter explores how to unlock the full potential of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
Read the press release
Download country studies
COVID-19 tracing on a mobile phone
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Periodic updates / Series
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Justice, victims’ rights and judicial cooperation
28
May
2020

Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications - Bulletin 2

The Coronavirus pandemic continues to interrupt everyday life in the EU
in unprecedented ways. But the way it affects our societies is shifting. As
governments gradually lift some of the measures put in place to contain the
spread of COVID-19, new fundamental rights concerns arise: how to ensure that
the rights to life and health are upheld as daily life transitions to a ‘new normal’.
This Bulletin looks at declarations of states of emergency, or equivalent, and
how they came under scrutiny. It considers the impact on fundamental rights in
important areas of daily life, and includes a thematic focus on the processing of
users’ data to help contain COVID-19, particularly by contact-tracing apps. It covers the period 21 March – 30 April 2020.
Read press release
Watch vlog on the bulletin
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

FRA Director talks about LGBTI survey findings

Today, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights launches the second LGBTI survey, mapping the experience of what it is to be LGBTI in the EU.
Download LGBTI survey report
Explore country data
Read press release
Data explorer
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
06 May 2020

LGBTI Survey Data Explorer

A total of 139,799 persons aged 15 years or older who describe themselves as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or intersex (LGBTI) completed the online EU-LGBTI II Survey in all EU Member States and the candidate countries of North Macedonia and Serbia.
Report / Paper / Summary
Sex, sexual orientation and gender
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
14
May
2020

A long way to go for LGBTI equality

This report presents select findings from FRA’s 2019 survey on LGBTI people in the EU and North Macedonia and Serbia. With almost 140,000 participants, it is the largest survey of its kind. It follows the agency’s first survey on LGBT people in the EU, conducted in 2012. The new survey results show little progress over the past seven years.
Read press release
Explore survey data
Watch findings video
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

"Pride not prejudice" say LGBTI people

In 2019 the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) carried out the world’s biggest ever survey of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans and intersex people’s life experiences. Almost 140,000 LGBTI people told us about their lives – in their own words.
Graffiti/shadow on a brickwall showing a refugee girl walking with her suitcase
Report / Paper / Summary
Child protection
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
11
May
2020

Relocating unaccompanied children: applying good practices to future schemes

In recent years, thousands of girls and boys have reached Europe without their parents, and sought international protection. Many of them experienced violence, abuse and neglect in their home countries, and while in transit. They have the right to be protected in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the European Convention on Human Rights, and European Union law. This report explores the challenges and good practices gathered in the implementation of such relocation programmes. Based on information FRA collected in 10 EU Member States, it aims to help national authorities to support the relocation of unaccompanied children by taking measures that are fully rights compliant and practically feasible.
View practical guidance infographic
Infographic
Child protection
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people

Practical guidance for protecting unaccompanied children in the relocation process

Based on the lessons learned from relocation
experiences and on existing international and EU legal
standards, FRA has developed a number of practical
suggestions for the adjustment of relocation efforts to
the protection needs of unaccompanied children. This
guidance aims to be a practical tool for Member States
that wish to engage in the relocation of unaccompanied
children and in any future responsibility-sharing
mechanisms, and to gain knowledge on how this can
be done while respecting the child’s best interests.
Different COvid-19 measures like handwashing, stay at home, distancing
j-mel © adobestock.com, 2020
Periodic updates / Series
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
8
April
2020

Coronavirus pandemic in the EU - Fundamental Rights Implications - Bulletin 1

The outbreak of COVID-19 affects people’s daily life in the 27 EU Member States. As the number of infected people in the EU territory began to mount rapidly in February and March, governments put in place a raft of measures – often introduced in a period of only a few days – in an effort to contain the spread of the virus. Many of these measures reflect how, in exceptional emergency situations, the urgent need to save lives justifies restrictions on other rights, such as the freedom of movement and of assembly. This report outlines some of the measures EU Member States have put in place to protect public health during the COVID-19 pandemic. It covers the period 1 February – 20 March 2020.
Read Press Release
Watch vlog on COVID-19
Video
Data protection, privacy and new technologies
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Video blog Michael O'Flaherty: COVID-19

Michael O'Flaherty talks in his vlog about the human rights aspects in the context of the Coronavirus epidemic and introduces FRA's new report.
Download COVID-19 report
Report / Paper / Summary
Child protection
Asylum, migration and borders
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Children, youth and older people
17
March
2020

Relocation of unaccompanied children from Greece

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) urges Member States to agree on a simple and practical workflow as soon as possible, to avoid lack of clarity and delays in the relocation process. This paper provides practical suggestions on relocation of unaccompanied children from Greece, building on lessons learned from previous mandatory and voluntary relocation schemes. The paper provides FRA input on the initiative of the European Commission and a group of Member States to relocate unaccompanied children.
Watch Director's video message from Athens
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: Corona virus

In this edition of his vlog, Michael O'Flaherty talks about the human rights aspects in the context of the Corona virus epidemic.
Read about our project on COVID-19 outbreak in the EU
Video
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Sex, sexual orientation and gender

Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: LGBTI survey 2020

In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty speaks about the publication of FRA's second LGBTI-survey on the 17th of March and how we can use the results to further battle discrimination.
Leaflet / Flyer
Children, youth and older people
Asylum, migration and borders
Child protection
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
20
November
2019
French and German versions now available
21 April 2020

Child rights in the EU - Supporting you, Supporting them

Child rights come first. Measures to ensure child protection and participation apply to all children in the EU. This brochure guides you to relevant FRA reports and tools that can support you when promoting and protecting the rights of all children in the EU.
Report / Paper / Summary
Ligestilling, ikkeforskelsbehandling og racisme
Racemæssig eller etnisk baggrund
11
November
2019

At være sort i EU Den Europæiske Unions anden undersøgelse af mindretal og forskelsbehandling - Resumé

Denne rapport beskriver udvalgte resultater fra FRA’s anden store EU-dækkende undersøgelse af migranter og mindretal (EU-MIDIS II). Den undersøger erfaringerne fra næsten 6 000 personer af afrikansk herkomst i 12 EU-medlemsstater. Resultaterne viser, at snart tyve år efter vedtagelsen af EU’s lovgivning om forbud mod forskelsbehandling møder personer af afrikansk herkomst i EU udbredte og rodfæstede fordomme og udstødelse.
Report / Paper / Summary
Religion and belief
Equality, non-discrimination and racism
Hate crime
Racial and ethnic origin
8
November
2019

Antisemitism - Overview of data available in the European Union 2008–2018

This annual overview provides an update of the most recent figures on antisemitic incidents, covering the period 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2018, across the EU Member States, where data are available. It includes a section that presents evidence from international organisations. In addition, for the first time, it provides an overview of how Member States that have adopted or endorsed the non-legally binding working definition of antisemitism adopted by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) (2016) use or intend to use it.