EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PLENARY / Fundamental rights

Directive on equality bodies, European Parliament gives green light to text drawn up by EU Council

10/04/24 (Agence Europe) – On Wednesday 10 April, the European Parliament approved by 495 votes to 106, with 18 abstentions, the recommendation tabled by Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, Finnish) to approve the Council Directive strengthening equality bodies throughout the EU to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation in order to combat all forms of discrimination. The text approved by the Member States on...