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Lack of EU legislation on equal treatment is “simply unacceptable”, insists Helena Dalli

19/04/2021 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 19 April, the Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, condemned the lack of European legislation guaranteeing the implementation of the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation. “This legal gap is simply unacceptable”, insisted the Commissioner, speaking at a conference on the EU Disability Rights Strategy (see EUROPE B12670A4) organised by the Portuguese Presidency of...