“In the understanding of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, equality means equality before the law. This concerns, for example, equality between women and men as well as children’s rights. No one may be excluded because they belong to a particular group of people.”
“Within this framework of laws made and accepted by all of us we are free. This freedom particularly concerns the practice of religion, the protection of privacy and property, freedom of opinion, freedom of assembly and freedom of information. Art and science are also free.”
A particularly important area at the interface between freedom and equality is Right to asylum. When people in a country outside the EU are politically persecuted or their lives are threatened, this also poses a threat to fundamental European concepts of human dignity, freedom and global equality. If politically or existentially persecuted persons seek help in the EU, they must be granted protection in accordance with Articles 18 and 19 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
You can find out more about EU asylum policy here.