Announced by our colleagues at Euractiv and Euronews on Thursday 24 July, the European Commission’s decision not to withdraw the directive on equal treatment from its work programme has been confirmed to our editorial team, and represents something of a victory for the associative networks that have been campaigning for months against its abandonment.
Proposed in 2008 and since blocked by the EU Council, this directive aims to combat discrimination based on religion, beliefs, disability,...