Article 5 Areas of activity
United Kingdom
The Council shall, acting on a proposal from the Commission and after consulting the European Parliament, adopt a Multiannual Framework for the Agency. When preparing its proposal, the Commission shall consult the Management Board.
The Framework shall:
cover five years;
determine the thematic areas of the Agency's activity, which must include the fight against racism, xenophobia and related intolerance;
be in line with the Union's priorities, taking due account of the orientations resulting from European Parliament resolutions and Council conclusions in the field of fundamental rights;
have due regard to the Agency's financial and human resources; and
include provisions with a view to ensuring complementarity with the remit of other Community and Union bodies, offices and agencies, as well as with the Council of Europe and other international organisations active in the field of fundamental rights.
The Agency shall carry out its tasks within the thematic areas determined by the Multiannual Framework. This shall be without prejudice to the responses of the Agency to requests from the European Parliament, the Council or the Commission under Article 4(1)(c) and (d) outside these thematic areas, provided its financial and human resources so permit.
The Agency shall carry out its tasks in the light of its Annual Work Programme and with due regard to the available financial and human resources.