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About this website

This is fra.europa.eu, the official website of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). It is managed by the web team in the Agency's Communication Department, and provides a wide range of information about the FRA's work, including its research and surveys, publications, events, co-operation activities and more.

In addition to this website, the FRA also maintains an e-learning platform.

We have also developed a version of the Charterpedia specially for mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones. To access it, go to the following URL on your mobile device:

Technical requirements

This site uses modern web standards (HTML5 and CSS3) developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), the international body responsible for web-related standards. It is viewable in all modern browsers and mobile devices, and is designed to also work in older browsers, although the full functionality may not be available. If you are using an older browser and experience any difficulties with the site, you may wish to consider upgrading your browser.

Technical requirements for the FRA data visualisation tool

The FRA data visualization tool (see the visualization of the EU LGBT survey results here) is designed to work in all modern browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 9+, as well as recent versions of Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple Safari and Opera. If you are using an old browser such Internet Explorer 8 or earlier, we recommend that you either upgrade to version 9+ or use instead the latest version of one of the other browsers listed above.

Accessibility

We are committed to making this site as accessible as possible for all users, including those with disabilities. For more details, please see our accessibility section.

RSS feeds

We offer a number of RSS feeds where you can get the latest news on FRA publications, press releases, events, etc. For more details, please see the RSS section.

Language policy

We try to reach as broad an audience as possible by making our content available in multiple languages. This website is currently available in English, French and German. In addition, many of our publications, press releases and other content are available in other languages in PDF format. Enquiries may be sent to information@fra.europa.eu in any official EU language. The FRA is committed to further developing its language policy according to the available resources.

Privacy and data protection

The Agency is committed to safeguarding the privacy of users of this website, while aiming to provide a personalised and valuable service. For more information, see the data protection page.

Cookies – what are they?

To make this site function properly, we sometimes place small data files on your computer, known as cookies. Cookies help the site remember your settings – language, font size and other preferences for how you want to view the site on your computer - so you don’t have to keep re-entering them whenever you come back to us. For more information, see the cookies page.

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Documents

Please be informed that all non-official documents produced by the EUMC (EU Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, which was the predecessor organisation of the FRA), such as working documents (including "working definitions") and conference papers have been archived and are no longer available on the FRA website. The official EUMC documents such as annual reports and thematic reports are, however, still available on the website of FRA.

Terms and conditions

We make every effort to keep the information on this website as timely and accurate as possible. Nonetheless, we cannot guarantee its accuracy. If errors are brought to our attention, we will try to correct them. The FRA assumes no responsibility for any loss or damage caused by use or information on this site.

Copyright and reproduction

The content of this website is, unless otherwise indicated, copyright of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. Reproduction of the site's content is authorized, provided that the FRA is acknowledged as the source. Some of the photographs on this site are available as high-resolution downloads. When using such images, the FRA must be credited as the source.

Links to other resources

This website may contain links to other websites or resources. Please note that the FRA does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness or accuracy of outside materials.