EU countries 'not implementing Equality Directive properly'

The European Commission is questioning whether 11 EU Member States have fully implemented the EU rules prohibiting discrimination in employment and occupation on the grounds of religion and belief, age, disability and sexual orientation.

The countries concerned – the Czech Republic, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Netherlands, Finland and Sweden – have two months to respond to the ‘reasoned opinion’ sent to them by the Commission, failing whi... (223 more words)

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