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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Latvia 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Latvia, national law, religious discrimination, report, sexual discrimination, social policy
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Portugal 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2019-01-07
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, national law, Portugal, religious discrimination, report, sexual discrimination, social policy
• Who will (not) get to vote in the 2019 European Parliament elections?
  Developments in the right to vote of people deprived of legal capacity in EU Member States

  The right to vote is at the heart of what it means to live in a democratic society. However, legislation sets out a number of restrictions on this right. In all but two Member States, children under the age of 18 cannot vote. Citizens of some Member States lose their right to vote if they live o...

  The right to vote is at the heart of what it means to live in a democratic society. However, legislation sets out a number of restrictions on this right. In all but two Member States, children under the age of 18 cannot vote. Citizens of some Member States lose their right to vote if they live outside their country of origin for a certain period; other countries prevent prisoners from voting. In addition, across the EU many persons with disabilities are deprived of this right. Two-thirds of EU Member States restrict the right to vote of people deprived of legal capacity. This means that they cannot participate in elections on an equal basis with others. As it is typically people with intellectual and/or psychosocial impairments who are deprived of legal capacity, these groups are disproportionately affected by resulting restrictions on the right to vote

  • Published: 2019-02-26
  • Corporate Author(s): European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: democracy, deprivation of rights, discrimination based on disability, election monitoring, European election, legal capacity, right to vote, turnout of voters
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Serbia 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2019-01-07
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Poland, religious discrimination, Serbia, sexual discrimination, social policy
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  A comparative analysis of non-discrimination law in Europe 2018
  The 28 EU Member States, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia and Turkey compared

  The objective of this report is to compare and contrast anti-discrimination law in the 28 EU Member States, four EU candidate countries (namely the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey) and the EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), based on the 2017 u...

  The objective of this report is to compare and contrast anti-discrimination law in the 28 EU Member States, four EU candidate countries (namely the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey) and the EEA countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway), based on the 2017 updates of the country reports written by the European network of legal experts in gender equality and nondiscrimination. The state of play and the major developments are summarised in this publication. The report presents the general trends in European anti-discrimination policy and points out some of the remaining dilemmas in the application of anti-discrimination legislation. It gives an overview of the main substantive issues in both directives: the grounds of discrimination, the definition of grounds and scope, exceptions to the principle of equal treatment and positive action, access to justice and effective enforcement, and Equality Bodies. All Member States were required to review and amend their existing legislation to comply with the requirements of the directives. The Racial Equality Directive and the Employment Equality Directive had to be transposed into national law by 19 July 2003 and 2 December 2003 respectively in the (then) 15 EU Member States. Countries acceding the EU after this date had to transpose both directives by the date of their accession: 1 May 2004 for 10 new Member States, 1 January 2007 for Bulgaria and Romania, and finally 1 July 2013 for Croatia. The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey entered the transposition process and they must align their national legislation with EU law by the date on which they enter the EU. EU directives on anti-discrimination are not binding on EEA countries, as the EEA agreement only provides obligations on those countries vis-à-vis EU legislation related to the internal market. In practice, provisions on anti-discrimination exist, but the level of protection varies greatly compared with EU standards. It goes beyond the scope of this report to assess the extent to which Member States have fully complied with the directives or to assess the legislative impact of the European directives on the laws of all the countries examined. However, the report could potentially be used as one of the instruments for making such an assessment. Ambiguities in the directives became apparent in the transposition process. This report will not seek to clarify these gaps, although, where appropriate, the report makes some suggestions to that effect. This synthesis overview of the national situation in 35 countries is complemented by the comprehensive country reports. Readers can turn to these country reports for detailed and nuanced information about the law of a particular country, current as of 1 January 2017.

  • Published: 2019-01-04
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, application of EU law, comparative analysis, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, ethnic discrimination, EU Member State, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Montenegro, Norway, racial discrimination, religious discrimination, report, Serbia, sexual discrimination, Turkey
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Montenegro 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Montenegro, national law, religious discrimination, report, sexual discrimination, social policy
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Lithuania 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-19
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Lithuania, national law, religious discrimination, report, sexual discrimination, social policy
• Case T-706/17: Judgment of the General Court of 13 December 2018 — UP v Commission (Civil service — Officials — Serious illness — Application f for part-time work on medical grounds — Rejection of the application — Principle of non-discrimination on grounds of disability — Right to be heard — Principle of sound administration — Duty of care — Liability)

  • Published: 2018-12-13
  • Corporate Author(s): General Court (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: discrimination based on disability, European official, illness, incapacity for work, indemnification, part-time employment, right to justice, rights of the defence, worker with disabilities
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : the Netherlands 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-06
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, national law, Netherlands, religious discrimination, sexual discrimination, social policy
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  Country report
  Non-discrimination : Luxembourg 2018

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2018-11-06
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; human european consultancy ; Migration Policy Group ; Universiteit Utrecht
  • Subject: age discrimination, anti-discriminatory measure, discrimination based on disability, discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, equal treatment, ethnic discrimination, Luxembourg, national law, religious discrimination, sexual discrimination, social policy