Brussels, 18/03/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 17 March, the European Parliament's civil liberties committee adopted (by 34 votes to 7 and 4 abstentions) the consultative report by Kathalijne Buitenweg (Greens/EFA, Netherlands) on the proposal for a directive on anti-discrimination protection. The text, which was put forward by the European Commission on 2 July 2008, aims to combat discrimination based on religion or belief, age, sex or sexual leaning (EUROPE 9753 and 9693). The report...