April 10, 2020
As the COVID-19 situation develops, it is vital that the core values of equality and non-discrimination continue to be protected and promoted for all. In this blog post, a brief snapshot will be given of some of the main trends of discrimination and inequality related to the COVID-19 crisis that NEBs are seeing in their national work and some of the ways that they are addressing these issues.
April 7, 2020
A new and scary discrimination trend seems to be arising in Europe - and worldwide - fuelled by fear of contracting COVID-19 against those that are in the frontline of action. The daily lives of nurses, doctors and health care workers is increasingly being affected by discriminatory attitudes and harassment.
April 3, 2020
Three weeks ago, the European Commission released a Gender Equality Strategy, presented by the first ever Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli.
April 1, 2020
By Niklas Hofmann from the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency (FADA) in Germany Things had been planned very differently, but that’s the way it goes in the age […]
March 30, 2020
I am writing this post as Chair of the Executive Board of Equinet, but also as Deputy Ombudswoman of Croatia, and as a woman and a mother, in these challenging times of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
November 5, 2019
Luxembourg, 24 October 2019. Equinet addresses the EU’s Council of Ministers responsible for employment and social policies for the first time, providing inputs to their discussions on EU equality legislation.
July 8, 2019
New York, 8 July 2019. It has been four years since the U.N. released the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, an ambitious plan for global change divided in 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Every year, the progress made by governments to achieve the
SDGs is closely monitored at the UN High Level Political Forum
December 19, 2023
Equinet’s latest publication “Informing the Policy Agenda: Equality Bodies Making Recommendations” addresses the policy advice function of Equality Bodies, informing peer learning among Equality Bodies on effective […]
December 7, 2023
Equinet welcomes and strongly supports the recent communication on “No place for hate: a Europe united against hatred” issued by the Commission and the High Representative […]
November 30, 2023
This conference took place in person on 12 October following the 2023 Equinet Annual General Meeting. It was aimed at all actors in the enforcement chain […]
November 17, 2023
Equinet, in collaboration with the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI), has issued a joint statement urging policymakers to prioritise equality and fundamental rights […]
October 31, 2023
This high-level conference took place in person on 14 December in Berlin. It gathered Heads of Policy participants from Equality Bodies, Civil Society Organisations, government representatives, […]
September 18, 2023
Equinet’s latest publication “Preliminary assessment of the EU Green Deal’s impact on equality. Survey of current practices and needs of European Equality Bodies” explores the potential […]
September 13, 2023
This workshop took place in person on 16 November in Brussels. It was aimed at Equality Bodies’ experts who are playing or may play a role […]
August 27, 2023
This roundtable took place online on 26 September from 10:00 to 12:45 CET. It was aimed at staff members of Equality Bodies and relevant EU stakeholders […]
July 24, 2023
This training took place in person on 16-17 October in Brussels, Belgium. It was aimed at Equality Bodies experts, including members of the Research and Data […]