Legal developments
Social security of workers in private households
The Supreme Administrative Court decided that the airline’s duty for reasonable accommodation for a disabled person can extend to offering several seats for reduced price
Implementation of policies and measures improving access to justice in cases of structural discrimination of Roma minority
Venice Commission expresses concerns regarding certain elements of merging the Equal Treatment Authority into the Ombudsman’s Office, including the legislative process, the merger’s impact on financial and human resources and its procedural consequences
Maternity allowance as in force for female employees extended by analogy to female salaried lawyers retrospectively since 1 January 2017
The adoption of the National Action Plan for equality, inclusion and the participation of Roma and Egyptian people for the period of 2021-2025
Equality legislation
Islamic headscarf and limits of justified unequal treatment on the ground of religion
The introduction of the obligation to register pregnancy in the electronic Medical Information System by providers of health services raises concerns whether this tool will not be used to strengthen female reproductive control
Discrimination on the ground of disability by legislative omission
The Administrative Court finds in favour of the respondent in a religious discrimination case in the field of marketing services
The Constitutional Court found that a unilateral decision to dismiss an employee who is eligible for old age pension is unconstitutional
Discrimination of Roma children in education
Equal treatment between female and male health insurance policyholders
The Commissioner for Fundamental Rights found the complaint of a trans-identifying employee who had been denied access to the women’s bathroom partially justified
Obstetric violence, Midwives’ activity
Paid parental leave
Further consequences of restriction of reproductive rights
Further consequences of restriction of reproductive rights
In the context of the alarming rise of domestic violence and femicides, the social outcry for ineffective management of complaints led to the adoption of new directives for police officers and prosecutors
Whether inaction by the relevant Ministry to take measures against a systemic failure resulting in the overrepresentation of Roma children being removed from their families by child protection authorities amounts to discrimination
The Slovenian Equality Body hosted a fifth regional conference of equality bodies from South-East Europe
Religious discrimination in employment
This conflict is primarily of a legal nature, namely, the interpretation of Spanish Social Security legislation in relation to whether a person who has taken early retirement due to disability is entitled to a permanent Severe Disability Pension. The Constitutional Court has analysed if denying a claimant this option amounts to discrimination on grounds of disability
Violence against transgender women and girls; Compensation of gender-based violence
Requirement to use the word ‘psych’ on the vest of a service dog
Compensation awarded to a candidate for medical specialisation in gynaecology discriminated against due to conscientious objection
Public signing of the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life by 16 Polish cities as a declaration of support for local government supporting equality between women and men in all areas of life
A column published by a weekly magazine was found to be discriminatory due to its white supremacism content
During the COVID-19 epidemic the authorities restricted exit from the country for 10 days, which was found discriminatory on the grounds of ethnic origin
Prolonged online learning during COVID epidemic lockdown discriminated against children, particularly vulnerable children
Whether denial by government agency to list an LGBTQI organisation among ‘family organisations’ can be regarded as a disadvantage in itself, and what comparator a complainant claiming discrimination based on sexual orientation must use to prove that it has suffered a disadvantage
Discrimination on the ground of religion in relation to the refusal to swear to the pledge provided by law on the ground of the Christian faith, of an employee of the public transport system
District court allows ethnic profiling in immigration controls
Law proposal on ‘Diversity at the top of business’ adopted by the First Chamber (Senate) of Parliament
Despite the alarming rise of ‘intimate’ femicides in Greece which has given ground to a heated political and societal debate, there is no political will to introduce femicide as a specific offence or as an aggravating circumstance
Violence against women
Equality legislation
The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions voices serious criticism regarding the independence of Hungary’s equality body
Compulsory Retirement: justifying age discrimination
Discrimination against gay and lesbian foster parents due to the religion and belief of the adoption agency
Discrimination on the ground of age of the conditions of application to the National Magistrates’ School
Barriers in access to justice in cases of discrimination of Roma minority in access to goods and services
Accessibility of transport services for persons with disabilities
The non-availability of immediate access to forensic services for victims of sexual violence during weekends, as officially acknowledged by the Greek Police for the first time, is in breach of Article 25 of the Istanbul Convention
The Court rejected the claim from a Turkish Cypriot that the refusal of the state authorities to permit the sale of her property to a third party amounted to an infringement of the Racial Equality Directive
Mandatory retirement age for judges not age discrimination
New research on living conditions for LGBT+ in Norway
Whether legislation banning the ‘promotion or portrayal of deviation from [gender]identity aligning with birth at sex, gender reassignment, or homosexuality’ made available to persons under the age of 18 is in line with fundamental EU values, including non-discrimination
New Law on Gender Based Violence adopted
