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Council directive on equal treatment: Potential European added value
In June 2024, the Belgian Council Presidency put forward a compromise proposal for a new Council directive on equal treatment and it won the support of a broad majority of Member States. The proposed law calls for the EU acquis on non-discrimination and equality to be extended to four new grounds beyond the area of employment (religion or belief, age, sexual orientation and disability). This briefing looks into what might be the European added value of such a directive. While most Member States already ...
Bíonn tionchar ag dúshláin dhomhanda - lena n-áirítear an t-athrú aeráide, coinbhleachtaí geopholaitiúla, creimeadh ar phrionsabail dhaonlathacha agus neamhionannais shóisialta - ar shaol laethúil an phobail agus ar dheiseanna amach anseo. D’fhéadfadh freagairt chomhchoiteann Eorpach sna 10 mbliana amach romhainn cabhrú chun aghaidh a thabhairt ar na dúshláin sin - agus tairbhí ar fiú suas le EUR 3 thrilliún in aghaidh na bliana iad a chur ar fáil. Sin thart ar 18 % d’olltáirgeacht intíre (OTI) an ...