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European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination

1281. Denmark - Change of the Act on the Board of Equal Treatment (PDF 67 kB): From January 1, 2016 the Board of Equal Treatment can only deal with complaints from persons with a legal interest in the case; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1282. Denmark - Change of Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on the Labour Market etc. regarding age discrimination. Amendment enters into force on January 1, 2016 (PDF 66 kB): From January 1, 2016 employers are no longer allowed to decide that an appointment automatically ends when an employee turns 70 years of age; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1283. Denmark - Supreme Court judgment on age discrimination and dismissal (74 kB): Use of statistics to document age discrimination in a case of dismissal; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1284. Greece - Introduction of civil partnership for same-sex couples and amendments of the general anti-discrimination legislation (PDF 89 kB): Elimination of discrimination in employment and social protection of same-sex couples and improvement of provisions regarding equal treatment in the area of access to goods and services; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1285. Poland - First case of discrimination by association on the ground of sexual orientation in Poland (PDF 80 kB): Discrimination by association. Security guard fired for taking part in the equality parade in his private time; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1286. The Netherlands - More racist and anti-Semite incidents registered (PDF 72 kB): Rise in registered racist and anti-Semite incidents in the Netherlands; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1287. Cyprus - Equality Body report on the rights of Jehovah’s Witnesses to equal access to healthcare (PDF 90 kB): The Equality Body affirms that the right to equal access to healthcare for Jehovah’s Witnesses may involve the covering of costs for treatment in the private sector where the public sector cannot provide ...; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1288. Hungary - Equal Treatment Authority establishes age-discrimination by the national tax authority (PDF 62 kB): Whether age limits are discriminatory in job advertisements even if the some of the applicants are older than the maximum age set in the ad; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1289. Hungary - Ministry of education is also responsible for segregation, but implementation of desegregation plan is not ordered by the court (PDF 63 kB): Whether the Ministry responsible for education has a role in and responsibility for not acting against segregation, and whether Hungarian courts are willing to order effective measures to combat school ...; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1290. Romania - High Court confirms rejection of the action of ACCEPT in the case based on CJEU C-81/12 (PDF 97 kB): Discriminatory statements regarding the prohibition to recruit homosexual players in football club made by the person know publicly as owner, discrimination in employment, warning as effective remedy; Publication date: 3 February 2016
1291. Measures to address the challenges of work-life balance in the EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway (PDF 1,03 Mb): Aileen McColgan (December 2015); Publication date: 26 January 2016
1292. Spain - Right to non-discrimination based on sexual orientation in public assisted human reproduction (PDF 156 kB): Recognition of the right to public assisted human reproduction to a couple of women, regardless of their sexual orientation; Publication date: 15 January 2016
1293. Czech Republic - The Constitutional Court decision – direct discrimination of Roma persons in the area of accommodation services (PDF 78 kB): Direct discrimination in the services provided to Roma clients; Publication date: 15 January 2016
1294. United Kingdom - Tirkey v Chandok & Chandok (PDF 81 kB): Caste discrimination; Publication date: 15 January 2016
1295. Cyprus - Supreme Court rejects argument that quotas in favour of persons with disabilities are against the equality principle (PDF 99 kB): The Court rejected an application which had sought to challenge the decision to appoint as teachers two persons with disability on the basis of a law setting quotas in employment of persons with disabilities ...; Publication date: 15 January 2016
1296. Italy - Equality Body - UNAR (PDF 77 kB): Independence and resources; Publication date: 15 January 2016
1297. Cyprus - Annual report of the Equality Authority for 2014 (PDF 64 kB): The Equality Authority publishes its annual report for 2014, covering the fields of employment and social provision.; Publication date: 14 January 2016
1298. Slovenia - Constitutional Court allowed referendum on Act Amending the Marriage and Family Relations Act (PDF 81 kB): The Constitutional Court allowed referendum on amendments to Marriage and Family Relations Act that grant additional employment rights to same-sex couples; Publication date: 14 January 2016
1299. Cyprus - Cyprus legalises civil unions outside marriage (PDF 92 kB): The Cypriot parliament adopts a law regulating civil unions offering state recognition to couples outside marriage and regulating rights of property, alimony, inheritance and succession; Publication date: 14 January 2016
1300. Cyprus - Implementation of the Framework Convention on National Minorities (PDF 87 kB): The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention on National Minorities publishes its Fourth Opinion on Cyprus; Publication date: 14 January 2016