collect, record, analyse and disseminate relevant, objective, reliable and comparable information and data, including results from research and monitoring communicated to it by Member States, Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, research centres, national bodies, non-governmental organisations, third countries and international organisations, in particular by the competent bodies of the Council of Europe;

develop methods and standards to improve the comparability, objectivity and reliability of data at European level, in cooperation with the Commission and the Member States;

carry out, cooperate with or encourage scientific research and surveys, preparatory studies and feasibility studies, including, where appropriate and compatible with its priorities and its annual and multiannual work programmes, at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

formulate and publish conclusions and opinions on specific thematic topics, for the Union institutions and the Member States when implementing Union law, either on its own initiative or at the request of the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission;

publish an annual report on fundamental-rights issues covered by the areas of the Agency's activity, also highlighting examples of good practice;

publish thematic reports based on its analysis, research and surveys;

publish an annual report on its activities; and

develop a communication strategy and promote dialogue with civil society, in order to raise public awareness of fundamental rights and actively disseminate information about its work.

set up and coordinate information networks and use existing networks;

organise meetings of external experts; and

whenever necessary, set up ad hoc working parties.

union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies, as well as the bodies, offices and agencies of the Member States;

the Council of Europe, by referring to the findings and activities of the Council of Europe's monitoring and control mechanisms and of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; and

the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), the United Nations and other international organisations.

governmental organisations and public bodies competent in the field of fundamental rights in the Member States, including national human rights institutions; and

the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), especially the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the United Nations and other international organisations.

make suggestions to the Management Board on the annual and multiannual work programmes to be adopted pursuant to Article 5a;

give feedback and suggest follow-up to the Management Board on the annual report provided for in Article 4(1)(e); and

communicate outcomes and recommendations of conferences, seminars and meetings relevant to the work of the Agency to the Director and the Scientific Committee.

one independent person appointed by each Member State, having high level responsibilities in an independent national human rights institution or other public or private sector organisation;

one independent person appointed by the Council of Europe; and

two representatives of the Commission.

adopt the Agency’s annual and multiannual work programmes;

adopt the annual reports referred to in Article 4(1), points (e) and (g), comparing, in the latter one, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual and multiannual work programmes;

appoint and, if necessary, dismiss the Agency's Director;

adopt the Agency's annual draft and final budgets;

in accordance with paragraphs 7a and 7b of this Article, exercise, with respect to the staff of the Agency, the powers conferred by the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Union (the ‘Staff Regulations’) and by the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the Union (the ‘Conditions of Employment’) laid down in Council Regulation (EEC, Euratom, ECSC) No 259/68 ( 2 ) on the appointing authority and on the authority empowered to conclude a contract of employment, respectively (‘the appointing authority powers’);

draw up an annual estimate of expenditure and revenue for the Agency and send it to the Commission, in accordance with Article 20(5);

adopt the Agency's rules of procedure on the basis of the draft submitted by the Director after the Commission, the Scientific Committee and the person mentioned in paragraph 1(b) have delivered an opinion;

adopt the financial rules applicable to the Agency on the basis of the draft submitted by the Director after the Commission has delivered an opinion, in accordance with Article 21(11);

adopt the implementing rules for giving effect to the Staff Regulations and the Conditions of Employment, in accordance with Article 110(2) of the Staff Regulations;

adopt the arrangements on transparency and access to documents in accordance with Article 17(2);

appoint and revoke the members of the Scientific Committee in accordance with Article 14(1) and (3);

establish that a member or an alternate member of the Management Board no longer meets the criteria of independence, in accordance with paragraph 4;

adopt a security strategy, including rules on the exchange of EU classified information;

adopt rules for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest in respect of its members as well as of the Scientific Committee; and

adopt and regularly update the communication strategy referred to in Article 4(1), point (h).

review the Agency’s programming document referred to in Article 5a, based on a draft prepared by the Director, and submit it to the Management Board for adoption;

review the Agency’s draft annual budget and submit it to the Management Board for adoption;

review the draft annual report on the Agency’s activities and submit it to the Management Board for adoption;

adopt an anti-fraud strategy for the Agency, proportionate to the fraud risks, taking into account the costs and benefits of the measures to be implemented and based on a draft prepared by the Director;

ensure adequate follow-up to the findings and recommendations stemming from the internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as from investigations of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) or of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO);

without prejudice to the responsibilities of the Director set out in Article 15(4), assist and advise him or her in the implementation of the decisions of the Management Board with a view to reinforcing the supervision of administrative and budgetary management.

on the basis of a list drawn up by the Commission after a call for candidates and a transparent selection procedure, applicants will be asked before an appointment is made to address the Council and the competent European Parliament Committee and to reply to questions;

the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union will then give their opinions and state their orders of preference;

the Management Board will appoint the Director taking these opinions into account.

the performance of the tasks referred to in Article 4 and in particular the preparation and publication of the documents drawn up in accordance with Article 4(1), points (a) to (h) in cooperation with the Scientific Committee;

the preparation and implementation of the Agency’s programming document referred to in Article 5a;

matters of day-to-day administration;

the implementation of decisions adopted by the Management Board;

the implementation of the Agency’s budget, in accordance with Article 21;

the implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the Agency against its objectives in accordance with professionally recognised standards and performance indicators;

the preparation of an action plan to follow up on the conclusions of retrospective evaluations assessing the performance of programmes and activities that entail significant spending, in accordance with Article 29 of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/715;

reporting annually to the Management Board on the results of the monitoring and evaluation system;

the preparation of an anti-fraud strategy for the Agency and its presentation to the Executive Board for approval;

the preparation of an action plan to follow up on the conclusions of internal or external audit reports and evaluations, as well as investigations by OLAF and reporting on progress to the Commission and the Management Board;

cooperation with national liaison officers;

cooperation with civil society, including coordination of the Fundamental Rights Platform in accordance with Article 10.

openness of meetings;

publication of the work of the agency, including the work of the Scientific Committee; and

arrangements to implement Regulation (EC) No 1049/2001.