Council Directive on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation between persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services, and amending Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC

P9_TA(2024)0197

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PE759.668

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 April 2024 on the draft Council directive on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin, equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation between persons irrespective of their religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services, and amending Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC (10788/1/2023 – C9-0031/2024 – 2022/0401(APP))

(Special legislative procedure – consent)

– having regard to the draft Council directive (10788/1/2023),

– having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with Article 19(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C90031/2024),

– having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure,

– having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0128/2024),

1. Gives its consent to the draft Council directive;

2. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.