1. A Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (the ‘Agency’) is established for the period 2018–2022.
2. The Agency shall, in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007, carry out the tasks defined in Article 4(1) of that Regulation within the thematic areas laid down in Article 2 of this Decision.
Article 2 -
Thematic areas
The thematic areas shall be the following:
(a)
victims of crime and access to justice;
(b)
equality and discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation, or on the grounds of nationality;
(c)
information society and, in particular, respect for private life and protection of personal data;
(d)
judicial cooperation, except in criminal matters;
(e)
migration, borders, asylum and integration of refugees and migrants;
(f)
racism, xenophobia and related intolerance;
(g)
rights of the child;
(h)
integration and social inclusion of Roma.
Article 3 -
Complementarity and cooperation with other bodies
1. In order to implement the Multiannual Framework, the Agency shall ensure appropriate cooperation and coordination with relevant Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, Member States, international organisations and civil society, in accordance with Articles 6, 7, 8 and 10 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007.
2. The Agency shall deal with issues relating to discrimination based on gender only as part of, and to the extent relevant to, its work to be undertaken on the general issues of discrimination referred to in point (b) of Article 2, taking into account that it is for the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) to collect data on gender equality and gender discrimination. The Agency and EIGE shall cooperate in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 22 November 2010.
3. The Agency shall cooperate with other Union bodies, offices and agencies such as: the European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions (Eurofound), in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 8 October 2009; the European Border and Coast Guards Agency (Frontex), in accordance with the cooperation agreement of 26 May 2010; the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), in accordance with the working arrangement of 11 June 2013; Eurojust, in accordance with the memorandum of understanding of 3 November 2014; and the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice (eu-LISA), in accordance with the working arrangement of 6 July 2016. It shall, moreover, cooperate with the European Police Office (Europol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the European Migration Network in accordance with the future cooperation agreements. Cooperation with those bodies shall be limited to activities falling within the scope of the thematic areas laid down in Article 2.
4. The Agency shall carry out its tasks in relation to the information society and, in particular, the respect for private life and the protection of personal data, in cooperation with, and in a way that complements the work of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Data Protection Board, the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC).
5. The Agency shall coordinate its activities with those of the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 9 of Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 and the Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe (17), referred to in that Article.
Article 4 -
Entry into force
This Decision shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.
