Elise Lassus

Elise Lassus works as a project manager in the Justice, Digital and Migration Unit of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). Her areas of expertise with respect to the FRA’s work include: privacy and data protection legal frameworks, as well as research and analysis on topics linked to information society and new technologies. Notably, she has worked on projects related to surveillance by intelligence surveillance in the EU, to anti-racism in policing, to preventing unlawful profiling, or the Handbook on European Data Protection Law. She is currently coordinating research on the implementation of the Law Enforcement Directive by competent authorities and its enforcement by national supervisory authorities, and on a Handbook on fundamental rights and cybercrime. Prior to joining FRA, she worked at the European Commission within DG EMPL (on policies related to the fight against discrimination) and DG SANCO (on policies related to consumers’ protection, notably medical devices and cosmetics’ legislation). She studied foreign languages and civilizations, and holds Master’s degrees in Human Rights, in European studies, and in Political Science with a focus on religions and societies.

Institution

EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)

Europe

The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is an independent agency of the European Union that provides expert advice and data on fundamental rights issues to EU institutions and member states. Established in 2007 and based in Vienna, it conducts research, collects and analyses data, and publishes reports on topics such as equality, non-discrimination, migration, access to justice, and data protection. The FRA does not create laws or enforce them; instead, it supports evidence-based policymaking by helping ensure that fundamental rights—such as those enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights—are respected and upheld across the Union.