- 2221. Denmark - Change of Act on Prohibition of Discrimination on the Labour Market etc (PDF 31 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: 17 February 2015
- 2222. Denmark - Dismissal because of colour blindness (PDF 32 kB)
- Definition of disability and reasonable accommodation for a person with colour blindness.
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2223. Denmark - Dismissal because of disability-related sickness absence (PDF 35 kB_
- Definition of disability
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2224. Cyprus - Annual Report of the Equality Authority for the year 2013 (PDF 53 kB)
- The Equality Authority, which is the body within the Equality Body dealing with employment discrimination, has issued its Annual Report for 2013.
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2225. Cyprus - Supreme Court decision affirms the appointment of a person with a disability in the public sector on the basis of employment quotas (PDF 58 kB)
- The Supreme Court rejects an application for the judicial review of the decision to hire a person with disability in the public service.
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2226. Belgium - The Council of State cancels regulations of schools prohibiting the wearing of any conspicuous philosophical signs (PDF 41 kB_
- The Council of States cancelled internal regulations of schools prohibiting the wearing of any conspicuous philosophical signs because this prohibition was not necessary in a democratic society
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2227. Belgium - The Council of State dismissed the action for annulment of an Administrative Circular prohibiting the wearing of any conspicuous philosophical signs at school (PDF 36 kB)
- The Council of State (administrative section) is not competent to rule on an action for annulment against an Administrative Circular prohibiting the wearing of any conspicuous philosophical signs at school ...
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2228. Belgium - A press agent convicted for discrimination against a disabled journalist (PDF 37 kB)
- On 16 July 2014, the Court of First Instance of Brussels convicted a press agent and its company for having discriminated a disabled journalist who is in a wheelchair
- Publication date: 17 February 2015
- 2229. Results satisfaction survey (PDF 201 kB)
- Legal Seminar 28 November 2014, Brussels
- Publication date: 26 January 2015
- 2230. Romania - High Court of Cassation and Justice strikes NCCD decision on genuine and determining occupational requirements (PDF 52 kB)
- Genuine and determining occupational requirements regarding linguistic abilities of civil servants in locality with a large Hungarian minority
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2231. Slovenia - New Rules on technical devices and adapting vehicles (an implementing act to Act on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities) (PDF 55 kB)
- Rules on technical devices and adapting vehicles of 3 October 2014 are making 2010 Act on Equal Opportunities for People with Disabilities operational in practice
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2232. Slovenia - Supreme Court overturned the decision of High Court on the Homophobic Crime Case (PDF 44 kB)
- Supreme Court overturned the decision of the High Court which confirmed the first instance judgement convicting three for homophobic crime.
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2233. Romania - Court of Appeal Bucuresti maintains decision of the Romanian national equality body fining the Romanian President for discriminatory statements against nomadic Roma (PDF 59 kB)
- Court confirms NCCD decision to fine the Romanian President for discriminatory statements against nomadic Roma
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2234. Portugal - Constitutional Court sentence on religious freedom (PDF 51 kB)
- Religious freedom and equality
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2235. Netherlands - Council of State gives ruling in Zwarte Piet case (PDF 55 kB)
- Council of State overturns district court decision: mayors are not empowered to take into account whether Zwarte Piet stereotypes black people
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2236. Latvia - Attempts to Ban Homosexual Propaganda Among Children Fail (PDF 69 kB)
- Attempts to ban homosexual propaganda by amending Children’s Rights Protection Law through referendum fail
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2237. Italy - Non-discrimination and right to education (PDF 43 kB)
- Right to be assisted at school by a support teacher
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2238. Italy - Financial support to legal actions (PDF 49 kB)
- Equality body providing financial support to victims of discrimination to cover legal costs
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2239. Ireland - Formal establishment of Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission 1 November 2014 (PDF 40 kB)
- Coming into force of legislation merging Irish equality and human rights bodies
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
- 2240. Italy - Separate bus line for Roma (PDF 43 kB)
- Indirect discrimination against Roma living in a camp
- Publication date: 20 January 2015
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