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Gender equality in access to good and services
Publication date: 16 April 2015.
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On 9th March 2015, the Belgian Court of cassation decided to submit a preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the compliance of the prohibition to wear the headscarf at work (private company) with the Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 (direct discrimination)
Publication date: 16 April 2015.
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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.
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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 because the Circular is an internal measure and does not directly affect the pupils and the teachers
Publication date: 17 February 2015.
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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.
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