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EU Racial Equality Directive adopted
📅 29 June 2000The directive prohibited discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin across employment, education, social protection and access to goods and services. It required national enforcement bodies,...
EU Employment Equality Directive adopted
📅 27 November 2000The directive prohibited employment discrimination on grounds including religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation. It created a shared legal framework but left implementation...
European Parliament recognizes 2 August as Roma Genocide Remembrance Day
📅 15 April 2015The European Parliament called for 2 August to be recognized as a European Roma Genocide Memorial Day and condemned anti-Roma racism. The resolution made remembrance a European political commitment...
EU Work-Life Balance Directive adopted
📅 20 June 2019The directive set minimum rights around parental, paternity and carers’ leave and flexible work. It treated care as a labor and equality issue, while uneven national implementation shaped access.
European Parliament backs European Disability Card and Parking Card directives
📅 24 April 2024Parliament approved common EU card frameworks intended to make disability status and access rights more portable across member states. Disability organizations had pressed for recognition that does...