06/07/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Tuesday, 6 July, the European Parliament approved—by 546 votes in favour, 69 against, and 79 abstentions—a resolution recording MEPs’ support of the EU Council’s proposal on the regulation aiming to amend the current mandate of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Last month, Member States made a decision regarding their position (see EUROPE 12735/1) on this text, which should enable the FRA’s mandate to be adapted to the Treaty of Lisbon and the new competences of the EU resulting therefrom. In its resolution, the European Parliament indicates that the EU Council’s position constitutes “a positive step forward”, nevertheless specifying that “the movement towards full alignment with EU institutional developments should continue”. The European Parliament’s approval therefore goes hand in hand with a call for the European Commission to consider “a more comprehensive and ambitious revision of the FRA Regulation”. (AC)