European Equality Law Network

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

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Introduction

Equality between women and men and non-discrimination are common values on which the EU is founded and are firmly embedded in the Treaties of the European Union, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and secondary legislation. Read more ...

Application of EU law

The European Commission has a crucial role in monitoring the correct transposition and application of the gender equality and non-discrimination directives at the national level. Read more ...

European legislation

The importance of European legislation for gender equality and non-discrimination at the national level can hardly be overestimated. Read more ...

Key EU directives in gender equality and non-discrimination

The so-called Recast Directive (2006/54/EC) on equal opportunities and equal treatment of women and men in employment and occupation has brought together some older directives. This directive requires the implementation of the prohibition of direct and indirect sex discrimination, harassment and sexual harassment in pay, (access to) employment and in occupational social security schemes.

Transposition of the EU directives on gender equality and non-discrimination

To ensure full compliance with EU law, Member States are required to align their national legislation with all the requirements of the directives. Similarly, candidate countries are required when accessing the EU to comply with the acquis on gender equality and non-discrimination. Read more ...

Country reports to combat discrimination

The former European network of legal experts in the field of gender equality produced, each year, a general report which included country reports on gender equality law for all EU member States, United Kingdom, candidate countries Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey and EEA/EFTA countries, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway.

The former European network of legal experts in the non-discrimination field produced separate country reports on non-discrimination law on the same thirty-one countries. The joint network on gender equality and non-discrimination law will continue to produce country reports on the same thirty-one countries plus candidate countries Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey.

A list of the most recent country reports produced by both streams is available below. For more information on these reports and other documentation produced by our national experts, please visit the individual country pages.

Gender equality law:

General report on gender equality law in 33 European countries [2014]

Non-discrimination law:

Austria [2013] - report (714 kB) - summary EN (79 kB) - summary FR (86 kB)

Belgium [2013] - report (1,28 MB) - summary EN (92 kB) - summary FR (107 kB)

Bulgaria [2013] - report (991 kB) - summary EN (76 kB) - summary FR (87 kB)

Croatia [2013] - report (579 kB) - summary EN (87 kB) - summary FR (89 kB)

Cyprus [2013] - report (1527 kB) - summary EN (82 kB) - summary FR (102 kB)

Czech Republic [2013] - report (669 kB) - summary EN (82 kB) - summary FR (106 kB)

Denmark [2013] - report (864 kB) - summary EN (77 kB) - summary FR (127 kB)

Estonia [2013] - report (1018 kB) - summary EN (66 kB) - summary FR (89 kB)

Finland [2013] - report (782 kB) - summary EN (96 kB) - summary FR (84 kB)