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• Case C-457/17: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 15 November 2018 (request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof — Germany) — Heiko Jonny Maniero v Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes eV (Reference for a preliminary ruling — Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin — Directive 2000/43/EC — Article 3(1)(g) — Scope — Concept of ‘education’ — The award by a private foundation of scholarships aimed at promoting projects for legal research and studies abroad — Article 2(2)(b) — Indirect discrimination — Award of scholarships conditional on applicants having first passed the First State Law Examination (Erste Juristische Staatsprüfung))

  • Published: 2018-11-15
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: education grant, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, ethnic discrimination, EU national, foundation, racial discrimination
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  Women’s empowerment in the Mediterranean Region
  

  The aim of this note is to provide information on state of play of gender equality in chosen countries in the Mediterranean Region (Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Palestinian Authority Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). The analysis and recommen...

  The aim of this note is to provide information on state of play of gender equality in chosen countries in the Mediterranean Region (Egypt, Turkey, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Palestinian Authority Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina). The analysis and recommendation prepared in the study shall serve for the purpose of drafting report for the next Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society by the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM). The report is divided in three sections, covering: 1. Overview of legislation on gender equality and state of play in practice, focusing on the following core domains: i) access to education, ii) access to labour market and gender pay gap, iii) access to economic/finance resources, iv) access to and participation in political life, v) demography and family policies, and vi) combating violence against women. 2. Ongoing major cooperation programmes and projects between the EU (or its Members States) and the South Neighbourhood in the field of women’s empowerment. 3. Conclusions and recommendations.

  • Published: 2018-01-24
  • Corporate Author(s): CASE Center for Social and Economic Research ; European Committee of the Regions
  • Subject: domestic violence, equal pay, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, female work, female worker, gender equality, participation of women, position of women, report, social integration, Union for the Mediterranean, women's rights
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  Ten stories
  Supplement to the non-state actors' programme publication

  Latest edition.

  • Published: 2017-11-08
  • Corporate Author(s): Delegation to Russia (EU Delegations and Offices)
  • Subject: aid to disadvantaged groups, child pornography, children's rights, education policy, elderly person, equivalence of diplomas, European Union, mentally disabled, rural population, Russia
• Case C-457/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Bundesgerichtshof (Germany) lodged on 31 July 2017 — Heiko Jonny Maniero v Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes eV

  • Published: 2017-07-31
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: education grant, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, ethnic discrimination, EU national
• Case C-431/17: Request for a preliminary ruling from the Symvoulio tis Epikrateias (Greece) lodged on 17 July 2017 — Monachos Eirinaios (Brother Eirinaios), lay name Antonios Giakoumakis v Dikigorikos Syllogos Athinon

  • Published: 2017-07-17
  • Corporate Author(s): Court of Justice (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: church, clergy, equivalence of diplomas, EU law - national law, freedom to provide services, Greece, lawyer, professional society, right of establishment
• Case T-137/17: Action brought on 3 March 2017 — Kakol v Commission

  • Published: 2017-03-03
  • Corporate Author(s): General Court (Court of Justice of the European Union)
  • Subject: administrator, competition (EU), diploma, EPSO, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, indemnification, principle of legal certainty
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  Short-cycle post-secondary education
  Challenges and opportunities. Issue 12, December 2012

  There is no broadly accepted definition of post-secondary education, as it operates at a crossroads of the main types of education and training within the formal education system and covers a wide variety of qualifications, for example: - Advanced vocational training qualifications such as Franc...

  There is no broadly accepted definition of post-secondary education, as it operates at a crossroads of the main types of education and training within the formal education system and covers a wide variety of qualifications, for example: - Advanced vocational training qualifications such as France's ‘brevet de technician supérieur’ (BTS) or ‘diplôme universitaire de technologie’; - Master of crafts qualifications; - Partial academic courses used as building blocks for both first-cycle higher education degrees and short-cycle higher education qualifications. Three education and higher education frameworks are often referred to in the context of pos.t-secondary education. This varies from country to country

  • Published: 2016-09-08
  • Corporate Author(s): European Training Foundation (EU body or agency)
  • Subject: apprenticeship, education policy, educational system, equivalence of diplomas, higher education, learning, recognition of diplomas, recognition of vocational training qualifications, vocational training
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  Evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of the strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015
  Research report

  The key purpose of this study is to assist DG Justice and Consumers in reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 as implemented up to June 2014 in order to draw lessons for a possible new policy framework. The study covers all six priorit...

  The key purpose of this study is to assist DG Justice and Consumers in reviewing the strengths and weaknesses of the Strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 as implemented up to June 2014 in order to draw lessons for a possible new policy framework. The study covers all six priority areas of the Strategy and provides: i. assessment of the achievements of the Strategy in relation to its objectives in the six priority areas and their relevance in addressing current needs (Chapter 2); ii. discussion of the role of the Strategy according to key stakeholders and whether it is perceived as a coherent framework (Chapter 3); iii. assessment of the role of funding for gender equality by dedicated budget support in the previous multiannual financial framework (2007- 2013) and the prospects for the 2014-2020 period (Chapter 4); iv. concluding remarks on the Strategy’s main strengths, weaknesses and value added, as well as some indications emerging from the analysis and stakeholders indications in relation to any new policy framework (Chapter 5). The assessment is based on a desk review of existing documents, as well as the results of an on-line survey conducted by the Commission’s services between June and August 2015 among the members of the High Level Group for Gender Mainstreaming. Given the nature of the assessment carried out and the necessity to take into account all the other intervening factors (in primis the financial end economic crisis and the austerity measures) that may account for the changes that have occurred in gender equality conditions, it is not possible to assess the contribution of the Strategy to reaching the ultimate expected outcomes. For these reasons, the assessment conducted focuses mainly on the Strategy outputs and immediate outcomes, and provides a qualitative indication of the extent to which the Strategy could contribute to achieving its objectives. The analysis of stakeholders’ perceptions provides additional inputs for the final assessment.

  • Published: 2016-04-05
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (European Commission) ; Enege ; Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB) ; Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale (IRS)
  • Subject: domestic violence, equal pay, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, female work, female worker, gender equality, participation of women, position of women, social integration, women's rights
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  Evaluation of the Beijing Platform for Action +20 and the opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda
  

  Upon request by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) of the European Parliament, this study provides background information for the delegation of the FEMM Committee to the Commission on the Status of Women’s 59th Session. The key priority theme for the Session will be the B...

  Upon request by the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) of the European Parliament, this study provides background information for the delegation of the FEMM Committee to the Commission on the Status of Women’s 59th Session. The key priority theme for the Session will be the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, including current challenges that affect its implementation and the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women, 20 years after its adoption. Importantly, the session will address opportunities for achieving gender equality in the post-2015 development agenda. The study reveals that global progress on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action has been slow, uneven and limited. It concludes that adequate financing for gender equality, strong accountability mechanisms and a "gender data revolution", are essential to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women after 2015.

  • Published: 2015-09-21
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (European Parliament)
  • Subject: domestic violence, equal pay, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, female work, female worker, gender equality, participation of women, position of women, social integration, women's rights
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  Evaluation of the strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015 as a contribution to achieve the goals of the Beijing platform for action
  

  Upon request of the FEMM committee, the study evaluates the Strategy for Equality between women and men 2010-2015 as a contribution towards achieving Beijing Platform for Action goals and provides indications on the future post-2015 multiannual policy framework. The study assesses the extent to ...

  Upon request of the FEMM committee, the study evaluates the Strategy for Equality between women and men 2010-2015 as a contribution towards achieving Beijing Platform for Action goals and provides indications on the future post-2015 multiannual policy framework. The study assesses the extent to which the Strategy was appropriate and comprehensive enough to contribute to the BPfA implementation and, more in general, to gender equality at the European and international level, and whether the planned objectives have been effectively met. It also provides practical and specific recommendations on possible improvements for the future Strategy.

  • Published: 2014-12-03
  • Corporate Author(s): Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union (European Parliament) ; IRS-Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale-Italy
  • Subject: domestic violence, equal pay, equal treatment, equivalence of diplomas, female work, female worker, gender equality, participation of women, position of women, social integration, women's rights