This workshop will take place in person on 14-15 May in Tirana, Albania. It is aimed at staff members of Equality Bodies from non-EU countries. This workshop will only be organized if TAIEX funding from DG NEAR is available.
Registration will open in February
Background
2023 saw exciting developments in the equality field, with the advances in the negotiations around the proposed legislation on Standards for Equality Bodies.
Equinet expects that the adoption of the Directives on Standards for Equality Bodies, proposed by the European Commission in December 2022, will happen in 2024. This will be a reason to celebrate the first ever legally binding international standards for Equality Bodies, a culmination of a decade-long process and work initiated and supported by Equinet. The adoption of this legislation on Equality Bodies will be a major step towards better implementation and enforcement of the EU’s equal treatment legislation and effective protection of the rights of all victims of discrimination across Europe.
Objective
To discuss strengthening the position of Equality Bodies beyond the EU and how EU Standards for Equality Bodies can contribute to this.
For further information, contact Tamás Kádár (Tamas.Kadar@equineteurope.org).