On 2 June 2026, the Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its thirteenth Annual Report. Here is a lightly improved version with only minor edits for clarity, consistency, and style, without adding substantive content:

The report outlines the main observations and recommendations shared by the Consultative Forum with Frontex and its Management Board throughout 2025, aimed at strengthening the protection of fundamental rights in the Agency’s activities. These included a seminar on fundamental rights compliance under the EU Migration and Asylum Pact, guidance on the Frontex screening toolbox, and a position paper submitted to the European Commission on the revision of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation. Further contributions concerned advice on the identification of vulnerable persons in Frontex VEGA (vulnerable groups) operations and revisions of related handbooks, fundamental rights advice through the Fundamental Rights Guidance Board (FRGB) of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), and advice on fundamental rights training.

In 2025,

• No activities were suspended or not launched under Article 46 of the Frontex Regulation (the Executive Director can take such measures in cases of serious or persistent fundamental rights violations).
• While the Forum reports improved responses to its recommendations, it notes that Frontex still does not seek its input on strategically important issues.
• The Forum notes that, despite general references to fundamental rights protection in operational plans, some plans still do not include operation-specific safeguards recommended by the Fundamental Rights Officer.
• Serious incident reports and reporting by international and civil society organisations continue to point to alleged serious fundamental rights violations, particularly in Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia.
• The Forum expresses concern over the Management Board’s refusal to reform the Frontex complaints mechanism with a proposal of the Fundamental Rights Officer to allow the direct referral of complaints involving Member State authorities to national complaints bodies still pending following objections from some Member State representatives.
• The Forum reports limited progress in the handling of Frontex debriefing activities. It remains concerned that these activities, while intended to gather intelligence, continue to pose fundamental rights risks and require clearer safeguards and guidance.

Looking ahead to 2026, the Forum states that it will be important to assess the extent to which the Executive Director follows the advice of the Fundamental Rights Officer and introduces specific safeguards and thresholds, including conditioning Agency support on Member States’ agreement to implement mitigating measures in operational plans.