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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 12769

27 July 2021
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 25
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES / Fundamental rights
European Commission is working on new binding standards for equality bodies
Brussels, 26/07/2021 (Agence Europe)

On Friday 23 July, the European Commission published its roadmap for the publication, at the end of 2022, of a proposal for a Directive aimed “to strengthen the role and independence” of equality bodies.

The EU27 are indeed obliged by the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43) to designate such bodies, in order to provide independent assistance to victims of discrimination, to promote equal treatment or to conduct independent surveys.

Due to the wide margin of discretion left to the...

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EU RESPONSE TO COVID-19
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
SECTORAL POLICIES
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FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS - SOCIETAL ISSUES
NEWS BRIEFS