On Monday 7 June, EU Justice Ministers adopted the EU Council’s position (‘general approach’) on the draft regulation to amend the current mandate of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). The Agency documents and analyses what is happening in the field of fundamental rights in the EU and its Member States.
One of the aims of the revision is to adapt the Agency’s mandate to the Lisbon Treaty and, in particular, to the EU’s competences as redefined by the Treaty.