ETIAS/EES

The ETIAS Fundamental Rights Guidance Board (the “Guidance Board”) was established by the Regulation (EU) 2018/1240.

In brief, the mandate of the Guidance Board is to:

• perform regular appraisals,

• issue recommendations to the ETIAS Screening Board,

• support the ETIAS Screening Board in the execution of its tasks.

The focus of the consultations is the impact on fundamental rights of the processing of applications, but the Screening Board may also seek the Guidance Board members’ opinion on ETIAS screening rules and risk indicators, in particular with regard to privacy, personal data protection and non-discrimination (Article 33).

In accordance with Article 10(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1240, the Guidance Board is composed of the following members:

• the Fundamental Rights Officer of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (the “agency”),

• a representative of the Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights of the agency,

• a representative of the European Data Protection Supervisor,

• a representative of the European Data Protection Board, and

• a representative of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights.

Each member can have up to two alternate representatives.

List of current members of the Guidance Board:

Fundamental Rights Officer of the agency

Member – Anita Danka, Senior Fundamental Rights Monitor, Fundamental Rights Office

Alternate – Aleksandra Klosinska, Fundamental Rights Monitor, Fundamental Rights Office

Alternate – Justina Tylaite, Projects and Activities Support Officer, Fundamental Rights Office

Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights of the agency

Member – Kristian Bartholin, Head of the Data Protection Unit, Council of Europe,  Representative of the Consultative Forum

Alternate – Baptiste Amieux, Global Thematic Specialist to the European Union on Immigration and Border Governance at the International Organization for Migration, Representative of the Consultative Forum

European Data Protection Supervisor

Member – Fanny Coudert, Head of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Sector, Supervision and Enforcement Unit

Alternate – Joanna Parkin, Legal Officer, Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Sector, Supervision and Enforcement Unit

Alternate – Pierre Dewitte, Legal Officer, Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Sector, Supervision and Enforcement Unit

European Data Protection Board

Member – Sebastian Hümmeler, Senior Legal Advisor, The Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (Germany)

Alternate – Maria Jęda, Counselor, Chief Coordinator for EU Large Scale IT Systems, Personal Data Protection Office (Poland)

Alternate – Matej Sironič, Advisor of the Information Commissioner of the Republic of Slovenia

European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

Member – Ludovica Banfi, Project Manager, Justice, Digital and Migration Unit

Alternate – Martina Huber, Project Manager, Justice, Digital and Migration Unit

The Chairperson of the Guidance Board is Sebastian Hümmeler, Deputy Chairperson – Anita Danka. Both were elected by the members of the Guidance Board on 14 November 2024 for the term of two years with possible re-election.