Type: Acts of the European Union: Annual Report on the respect of fundamental rights within the European Union

Authority: European Authorities - European Union (EU Fundamental Rights Agency)

Date: 06/24/2009

Subject: The Annual Report gives a detailed analysis on the respect of fundamental rights within the European Union. For the first time, the thematic areas are enlarged, including the fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance but also the compensation of victims, the child rights, asylum, immigration and the integration of immigrants, visa and border control, participation of citizens of the Union in the Union’s democratic functioning, information society, respect for private life and the protection of personal data, and access to efficient and independent justice. Part I of this report covers developments in the EU during 2008. The first section covers developments in the area of racism and discrimination, whereas the second section covers information on all the other fundamental rights areas. Finally, Part II of the report sets out the activities on fundamental rights issues that have been carried out by the Agency, covering research projects and opinions.

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 8 Personal data: fairly processing - Personal data: consent - Personal data: access - Personal data: rectification - Personal data: independent authority - Equality - Art. 20 Equality - Art. 21 Non discrimination - Solidarity - Art. 35 Preventive health care - Justice - Art. 47 Justice: remedy - Justice: effective - Independent and impartial tribunal

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Notices: The Agency called upon the Charter of fundamental rights many times.