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Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025

TA-10-2026-0146 · P10_TA(2026)0146 · PE778.093

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Parliament's resolution on fundamental rights in the EU in 2024 and 2025 condemns democratic backsliding, attacks on media freedom, and violations at borders, and urges the Commission and Member States to uphold EU values, protect civil society, and combat discrimination and gender-based violence. It calls for stronger enforcement of EU law, including the Charter, and for new legislation on hate crime, abortion access, and anti-discrimination, while demanding full implementation of existing instruments like the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation and the Anti-SLAPP Directive.

Key points

  1. Urges the Commission and Member States to respect EU values in Article 2 TEU, conduct fundamental rights impact assessments, and launch infringement procedures where needed.
  2. Calls for an EU mechanism on democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights, and for systematic use of the Rule of Law Conditionality Regulation to protect EU funds.
  3. Expresses grave concern over Hungary's breaches of Article 2 TEU and urges initiating the Article 7(2) TEU procedure.
  4. Condemns attacks on media freedom and journalists, calls for decriminalising defamation, and urges full implementation of the European Media Freedom Act and Anti-SLAPP Directive.
  5. Calls for safeguards against surveillance and spyware, including judicial oversight, and urges the EU's accession to the ECHR.
  6. Condemns fundamental rights violations at borders and calls for coordinated search and rescue operations and compliance with international law.
  7. Urges action against anti-gender movements and for protection of LGBTIQ+ rights, including banning conversion practices and recognising same-sex partnerships.
  8. Calls for an EU-wide definition of rape based on lack of consent and for recognising feminicide as a distinct crime.
  9. Demands improved detention conditions and adherence to international standards for pre-trial detention.
  10. Calls for sustainable funding for civil society and a rapid response mechanism to support threatened CSOs and human rights defenders.
  11. Urges the Commission to address gaps in anti-discrimination legislation and to present new equality and anti-racism strategies.
  12. Calls for an EU anti-poverty strategy to eliminate poverty by 2035 and for integrating poverty eradication into EU policies.

Who is affected

  • Member States, particularly Hungary, are urged to comply with EU values and judgments, and to protect fundamental rights.
  • Journalists and media workers face threats and attacks; Parliament calls for their protection and for ending impunity.
  • Civil society organisations and human rights defenders are targeted; Parliament calls for support and protection.
  • Women and LGBTIQ+ people face backsliding and violence; Parliament calls for measures to protect their rights.
  • Migrants and asylum seekers are subject to rights violations at borders; Parliament calls for compliance with international law.

Figures and deadlines

  • More than 20 million women in the EU lack access to safe and legal abortion and other SRHR services.
  • Total annual anti-gender funding in Europe rose from USD 220 million in 2019 to USD 271 million in 2023, a 23 % increase.
  • Around 2 million children may face a situation where their parents are not recognised in another Member State.