The European Parliament says that as well as fundamental rights issues in the Member States, the agency should also deal with problems in candidate countries and countries with which a Stabilisation and Association Agreement has been concluded.
Ziņojumā par regulu, ar ko aģentūru izveido, Parlaments norāda — Pamattiesību aģentūras kompetencē jābūt ne vien ES dalībvalstīm, bet arī kandidātvalstīm un valstīm, ar ko noslēgti Stabilizācijas un asociācijas nolīgumi.