Freedom and equality

“Equality, as stated in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, means equality before the law. This applies, for example, to equality between women and men, and the rights of children. No individual may be excluded based on their belonging to a particular group of people.”

“Within this framework of laws that we have all made and accepted, we are free. This freedom particularly concerns the practice of religion, the protection of privacy and property, freedom of expression, 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 the 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 the EU’s asylum policy here.