Pending the European Parliament's opinion, the Council agreed on a general approach regarding the specific programme "Fundamental rights and citizenship" as part of the general programme "Fundamental Rights and Justice" for the 2007-2013 period.
The main objectives of the programme are the support to civil society associations, combat racism, xenophobia and anti-Semitism, the protection of Fundamental Rights and protect fundamental rights and the rights of the citizen, through an interfaith and multicultural dialogue. Those objectives complement those of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and will focus on those areas where European added-value can be generated.