Strengthening EU Equality Bodies

by name voted on 10.04.2024

Summary

A proposal to set EU-wide standards for equality bodies, strengthening their independence, resources, and legal powers to fight discrimination.

9 10.04.2024

Report

justice

human rights

social policy

administrative law

administrative reform

public administration

employment and working conditions

Key points

The directive establishes minimum standards to ensure equality bodies are effective and independent across the EU.
Equality bodies must be fully independent from government influence, including having autonomy over their own budgets and staff selection.
New powers are granted to equality bodies to conduct investigations and initiate legal proceedings in their own name to protect the public interest.
Member States must provide sufficient human, technical, and financial resources, ensuring budgets are stable and planned for multiple years.

Vote

PPE

S&D

Renew

Verts/ALE

ECR

NI

ID

The Left

Total

Speeches

4 Speeches in total

Pro

Contra

Roberta METSOLA

Roberta METSOLA

PPE

0:17 min

9. Negotiations ahead of Parliament’s first reading (Rule 71)

Marc ANGEL

S&D

0:55 min

5.1. Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU ***I (vote)

Documents (PDFs)

PROVISIONAL AGREEMENT RESULTING FROM INTERINSTITUTIONAL NEGOTIATIONS Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU DRAFT REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation, and deleting Article 20 of Directive 2006/54/EC and Article 11 of Directive 2010/41/EU Standards for equality bodies in the field of equal treatment and equal opportunities between women and men in matters of employment and occupation

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