Adopted text
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
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Parliament gives its consent to a draft Council directive setting standards for equality bodies. The directive covers equal treatment irrespective of racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in employment, and between women and men in social security and access to goods and services.¶¶
Key points
- Parliament gives its consent to the draft Council directive on standards for equality bodies.¶
- The directive covers equal treatment between persons irrespective of their racial or ethnic origin.¶
- It covers equal treatment in matters of employment and occupation irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
- It covers equal treatment between women and men in matters of social security and in the access to and supply of goods and services.
- The directive amends Directives 2000/43/EC and 2004/113/EC.
Who is affected
- Equality bodies in member states, which will have to meet the standards set by the directive.¶
- People facing discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age, sexual orientation, or sex in social security and access to goods and services.
Legal basis: Article 19(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union¶