Data collection and research services on fundamental rights issues (FRANET)

Since November 2018 the University of Luxembourg, the department of Geography and Spatial Planning has been the FRANET National Focal Point (NFP) in Luxembourg for the European Union Agency of Fundamental Rights (FRA). As the NFP, the University of Luxembourg produces various reports on the fundamental rights situation in Luxembourg, touching upon various topics, thereby assisting FRA in monitoring the protection of fundamental rights in the country. The mandate covers several topics, among others, access to justice; asylum, migration & borders; hate crime; information society, privacy, and data protection; LGBTIQ+; people with disabilities, and racism & related intolerances.

FRANET-LU prepares periodic reports that include annual reporting (for year 2022, 2021 , 2020) on fundamental rights in the country, an update of the anti-muslim hatred database, an update of the theme Surveillance by intelligence services: fundamental rights safeguards and remedies and other.

FRANET -LU produces thematic reports that include various topics, ranging from:

• Social fieldwork report on the application of procedural safeguards of requested persons under the European Arrest Warrant;

• Thematic report on Anti-racism in policing in Luxembourg;

• Thematic report on Training labour inspectors on the protective elements of the Employers Sanction Directive and other.

FRANET-LU has produced bulletin reports that outline:

• the ad-hoc reporting regarding emergency matters, particularly in the context of recent events, such as Covid-19 pandemics (Bulletin 1 and Country Report (February – March 2020) Bulletin 2 and Country Report (April – May 2020) Bulletin 3 and Country Report (May – June 2020) Bulletin 4 and Country Report (June – July 2020));

• and war in Ukraine (August 2022).