European Commission reports on the application of the Charter of fundamental rights

Today, the European Commission is publishing its annual Report on the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The report outlines the initiatives taken in 2016 by the EU to strengthen fundamental rights for the benefit of people in the EU. It also looks at how these rights were applied across a range of EU policies and in the Member States in 2016.

With the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union became legally binding. The provisions of the Charter are primarily addressed to the EU institutions and then to the national authorities only when they are implementing EU law.

For more information

• Press release
• 2016 Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (756 Kb)  (756Kb) (585Kb)
• Staff working document accompanying the Report (1.9 Mb)
• EU Charter of Fundamental Rights