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REPORT on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all - A framework strategy

18.5.2006 - (2005/2191(INI))

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Tatjana Ždanoka
Draftswoman(*):
Claire Gibault, Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees – Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure


Procedură : 2005/2191(INI)
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A6-0189/2006

MOTION FOR A EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT RESOLUTION

on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all - A framework strategy

(2005/2191(INI))

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to Article 13 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, pursuant to which the Community has the power to take appropriate action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation,

–   having regard to European Parliament and Council Directive 95/46/EC of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data[1],

–   having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin[2] and Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation[3], under which any direct or indirect discrimination based on race or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation is prohibited,

–   having regard to Article 21(1) of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, which states that any discrimination based on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation shall be prohibited,

–  having regard to the various legal instruments adopted by the UN and the Council of Europe which contain a ban on any discrimination in respect of the rights which they are designed to protect, and in particular the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities,

–   having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all – a framework strategy’ (COM(2005)0224),

–   having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2005 on the situation of the Roma in the European Union[4],

–    having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on the protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe[5],

–   having regard to the 2004 Annual Report drawn up by the Network of fundamental-rights experts and that network’s thematic report on minorities which was published in the same year,

–   having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A6‑0189/2006),

A. whereas the fight against discrimination is an essential aspect of any integration policy (which in itself serves to underpin social cohesion) and an essential weapon in the fight against exclusion,

B.  whereas discrimination largely stems from ignorance (and hence fear) of other people and whereas the problem should therefore be tackled at source, by means of targeted actions designed to foster tolerance and diversity from early childhood; whereas the Socrates, Leonardo and Jeunesse programmes have a crucial role to play in this connection,

C. whereas the EUMC states that dissemination by national authorities of practical information on non-discrimination at national level remains limited and needs to be extended to target groups and the NGOs which support them; whereas governments need to grant greater recognition to the fact that civil society can be an effective partner in combating racial discrimination and should support any policy objectives to counter discrimination,  

D. whereas Article 21 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights (which has been incorporated into Article II-81 of the Constitutional Treaty) has a wider scope than Article 13 of the EC Treaty, insofar as it mentions grounds for discrimination which are omitted from Article 13 - namely colour, social origin, genetic features, language, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property and birth; regretting all the more that this broader concept has not been translated into a legally binding practical application,

E.  whereas, as recalled recently by the network of experts, in the implementation of the legislative instruments adopted on the basis of Article 13 of the EC Treaty, the Member States must undertake to comply with the fundamental rights enshrined in the general principles of EC law, including the rights, freedoms and principles mentioned in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

F.  aware of the fact that granting preferential legislative treatment to certain types of discrimination has the effect of placing grounds for discrimination in a kind of hierarchy which should not exist,

G. whereas there are different ways of understanding the concept of discrimination (depending on whether it is viewed from an individual or collective point of view) and whereas upholding the rights of citizens as individuals does not require the same action as upholding the interests of groups of individuals,

H. whereas it is important to define what is meant by positive action before deciding whether the law should change and if so how; whereas positive action comprises the measures to be taken to tackle inequality and unlawful discrimination and is a tool designed to promote balanced representation of people in areas and at levels where the population as a whole must be represented in equitable fashion; stressing that this concept must not be confined to the employment sector and must go beyond mere equality between the sexes,

I.   whereas a culture of non-discrimination should be promoted through education that fosters peace, non-violence and intercultural dialogue,  

J.   aware of the fact that, in order to compensate for earlier injustices or discrimination, there may be a need for temporary recourse to positive measures based on a ‘proactive’ concept of justice and possibly taking very different forms; whereas the establishment of quotas must be regarded as an extreme measure which may be applied only in accordance with the case-law established by the European Court of Justice and with due regard to the proportionality criterion,

K. whereas in the case of certain particularly disadvantaged groups in society (such as Roma) or ones who are denied their rights (such as non-citizens), the adoption of positive measures – even of specific legislation – is essential if such people are to be able to participate actively in the life of their society (especially in political life) and hence to influence the decisions which affect them,

L.  drawing attention to the fact that in certain Member States the practice of confining Romany children to special classes or to establishments set aside for the mentally handicapped smacks of racial segregation, and whereas a desegregation policy is required as a matter of urgency,

M. whereas the Advisory Committee of the Framework Convention encourages the introduction of positive measures in favour of members of minorities who are particularly disadvantaged,

N. whereas the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights considers that there is an obligation for the States party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to give appropriate preferential treatment to people with disabilities in order to achieve the objectives of full participation and equality within society for all persons with disabilities,

O. whereas the EUMC recalls that the true extent and nature of the problem of racism remains difficult to gauge, given the absence or ineffectiveness of both official and unofficial data collection in many Member States,

P.  whereas, as the EUMC stresses, without official statistics on ethnic and national origin and on religion, a true insight into discrimination and the success of policies against it will be difficult to ascertain; the lack of sufficient statistical data to illustrate and evaluate discrimination makes it impossible to establish a non-discrimination strategy based, inter alia, on positive actions in favour of such groups,

Q. whereas the processing of personal data is regulated at Community level by means of Directive 95/46/EC and whereas as the network of experts stressed, there is no conflict between personal-data protection and the monitoring of discrimination through statistical means, insofar as the objective of such monitoring is to gain a better understanding of the over- or under-representation of certain groups in particular sectors or at certain levels, and to measure progress, in order to identify the need to act and to select the most effective course of action,

R.  whereas the detection of indirect forms of discrimination (which are explicitly banned under Community law) must be based upon reliable statistics relating in particular to certain groups with special characteristics; whereas any unavailability of statistics will in effect deny potential victims of indirect discrimination access to a tool which is essential if their rights are to be recognised,

S.  pointing out that elements which may point to the existence of direct or indirect discrimination are interpreted in accordance with national law or national practices and that as things currently stand the use of statistics as evidence for the purpose of proving indirect discrimination is left to the Member States’ discretion, which not only leads to a degree of disparity but also makes it impossible in the Member States in which such a practice is not recognised for certain forms of indirect discrimination to be reported,

T.  pointing out that equality and the right to live free from discrimination and racism are central elements for a society in which all its members are well integrated; whereas the EU’s policies for integration and discrimination should be consistent with each other; whereas, whilst Member States’ traditions and cultural norms must be respected, ‘integration’ should be based on a comprehensive approach such as that agreed by the Member States in the Common Basic Principles on Integration of 2004,

General considerations

1.   Considers that, in addition to legislative tools and means of redress, the fight against discrimination must of necessity be based on education, the promotion of best practices and campaigns targeting the general public and those areas and sectors where discrimination takes place; stresses that the fight against discrimination should also be based on an awareness of the social (and also the economic) impact of the phenomenon – an awareness that must be relayed by NGOs (which the Member States should closely involve in their anti-discrimination policy);

2.   Considers that it is essential to give a clear definition of positive action and to stress that positive action is not positive discrimination; notes that concrete examples of positive action might include, for example: overhauling recruitment policies and practices to identify and remove those that lead to discrimination; taking steps to bring opportunities to the attention of disadvantaged groups; setting targets to improve the representation of disadvantaged groups within the workforce; or providing assistance to help disadvantaged groups to participate in society as a whole;

3.   Believes that the sound anti-discrimination practices introduced in the Member States, some of which are broader, stronger and more entrenched than others, should be brought together and disseminated by a process of benchmarking; believes that in this connection the network of Member State bodies responsible for combating discrimination (Equinet) could usefully be strengthened and that all the Member States should be encouraged to become involved in it; believes that the task of gathering and disseminating information and of providing coordination and impetus could eventually be entrusted to the Agency for Fundamental Rights;

4.   Welcomes the Commission initiative to launch a European Year of Equal Opportunities in 2007 and hopes that this will help to raise awareness of the various forms of discrimination and of multiple discrimination and enable the means of redress to become better known; would nevertheless hope that preparations for such initiatives will in future begin at an earlier stage; reiterates its position that the Commission and Member States must ensure that all forms of discrimination are addressed and dealt with equally and reminds the Commission of its promise and commitment to monitor this matter closely and to report to Parliament; continues to regret the fact that inadequate funds were allocated to the Year in view of the importance of the fight against discrimination; since one of the aims of intercultural dialogue is to combat discrimination, calls for the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue (2008) to continue the measures initiated in connection with 2007;

5.   Calls on the Commission to promote education that fosters peace and non-violence and intercultural dialogue pedagogy;

6.   Deplores the fact that the Charter of Fundamental Rights has not yet been made legally binding, and requests that this situation be remedied; is insistent that when the Commission performs the stringent, systematic checks which it has undertaken to carry out in order to ensure that its legislative and regulatory acts are compatible with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, it should make a particular effort to detect any form of discrimination (either direct or in particular indirect) which various categories of individual could suffer as a result of such acts; considers that the Commission should carry out a discrimination impact assessment on every legislative proposal to ensure policy consistency across the Commission DGs; thinks that the Agency for Fundamental Rights should be closely involved in the impact studies carried out in this connection;

7.   Considers – as does the Commission – that if blatant inequalities of an ‘endemic’, ‘structural or even ‘cultural’ nature are to be remedied and a seriously compromised balance is thus to be restored, it may be necessary in certain cases for a temporary exception to be made to the concept of equality based on the individual in favour of group-based ‘distributive justice’ through the adoption of ‘positive’ measures;

8.   Points out that the concepts of ‘positive action’, ‘affirmative equality’ and ‘distributive justice’ reflect one and the same reality, the basis of which is an acknowledgement of the fact that in certain cases, effective action to combat discrimination requires active intervention by the authorities for the purpose of restoring a seriously compromised balance; stresses that intervention of this kind must not be regarded as a form of discrimination (not even as a ‘positive’ form) and that the concept of positive action cannot be reduced to the idea of a quota; points out that such actions may in practice take the most varied forms, such as a guarantee of recruitment interviews, priority access to certain types of training leading to jobs in which certain categories of people are under-represented, priority notification of job vacancies to certain communities and the taking into account of work experience rather than qualifications alone;

9.   Points out that the principle of equal treatment does not prevent a Member State from retaining or adopting specific measures intended to prevent or to compensate for the disadvantages linked to one of the grounds for discrimination listed in Article 13 of the EC Treaty, and insists that such measures should be extended to all sectors in which serious inequalities are found, whether in education, health care, housing, access to goods and services or any other area;

10. Is aware that the fact that certain groups are very poorly represented in certain categories of job may have the perverse effect of discouraging those groups from endeavouring to acquire the knowledge which they need in order to gain access to the jobs concerned, which leads to a vicious circle; strongly recommends, therefore, that the high level working group on ethnic minorities in the labour market, which is due to report at the end of 2006, pay close attention to this issue and that conditions be created which will enable all categories of individual to gain access to all types and levels of education and training, at all ages, starting from childhood, if necessary through the adoption of positive measures designed to enable disadvantaged groups to follow courses of study at school or university or to undertake training courses which would not otherwise be accessible to them;

11. Stresses the fact that migrants of Roma origin and non-citizens must be granted equality in terms of social and political rights and calls upon the Member States and the applicant countries to draw up a strategy designed to increase the involvement of Roma and non‑citizens in elections (as both voters and candidates) at all levels;

12. Calls on those Member States which do not already have such bodies to set up a specialised administrative body to combat discrimination at national level; stresses that such bodies should be independent and should receive the necessary resources to enable them to help victims of discrimination to make use of legal remedies; considers that they should also have powers to investigate the cases referred to them;

Collection of data

13. Considers that far from constituting an obstacle to the collection of data relating in particular to ethnic origin and to religion, Directive 95/46/EC provides necessary and desirable protection against any abuse of sensitive data collected for statistical purposes;

14. Considers that, notwithstanding cultural, historical or constitutional considerations, data collection on the situation of minorities and disadvantaged groups is critical and that policy and legislation to combat discrimination must be based on accurate data;

15. Considers that the Article 29 group set up pursuant to Directive 95/46/EC could usefully issue an opinion designed to clarify the provisions of the Directive which may hinder the collection of statistics relating to certain categories of individual and thus to ensure that those provisions are interpreted uniformly throughout the Member States;

16. Draws attention to the fact that once personal data have been rendered anonymous for statistical purposes, the information contained in the statistics is no longer to be regarded as personal data; points out that there are also reliable techniques which enable anonymity to be observed and are traditionally used in the social sciences and which should enable statistics based on criteria deemed sensitive to be established;

17. Notes with satisfaction that the Commission intends to create (in cooperation with the Member States’ authorities and other parties involved) statistics tools designed to assess the impact of discrimination; awaits with interest the publication of the data-collection handbook which is scheduled for 2006;

18. Points out that the concept of indirect discrimination is intrinsically linked to quantitative criteria and that it is therefore counter-productive to prevent statistics relating to certain characteristics from being gathered under the cover of legislation on the protection of personal data, since in the absence of such data the existence of indirect discrimination becomes impossible to prove;

19. Considers that if effective action is to be taken against all forms of indirect discrimination and if the Community directives on discrimination under which those forms are specifically prohibited are to be correctly transposed, it is essential that authorisation be granted for the supply of proof based on statistics;

20. Calls upon the Member States to develop their statistics tools with a view to ensuring that data relating to employment, housing, education and income are available for each of the categories of individual which are likely to suffer discrimination based on one of the criteria listed in Article 13 of the EC Treaty;

21. Draws attention to the fact that if an individual is to benefit from preferential treatment by virtue of his membership of a protected group, it must be possible for him to be identified as such, which means that sensitive data relating to him must be available; points out that such data must be processed in accordance with – in particular – the legislation relating to the protection of personal data and with Article 3(1) of the Framework Convention on the protection of national minorities;

Need for supplementary legislation

22. Greatly regrets the fact that, notwithstanding repeated requests by the European Parliament, the Commission is not planning at this stage to draw up comprehensive legislation to combat discrimination; recalls that better legislation does not only mean eliminating unnecessary legislation, but also developing legislation in response to strong political signals from the European Parliament; insists that a new legislative tool incorporating all the grounds for discrimination set out in Article 13 of the EC Treaty and having the same scope as Directive 2000/43/EC be submitted before mid-2007;

23. Calls upon the Member States to take due account in their legislative practice of the various grounds for discrimination set out in Article 21 of the Charter with a view to bestowing a credibility upon that Charter which has hitherto been weakened by the fact that the Charter is not legally binding;

24. Encourages Member States to undertake obligations without any reservations or restrictive declarations under human rights treaties in the field of non-discrimination and protection of persons belonging to minorities and other vulnerable groups, as well as honour such obligations in a good faith;

25. Considers that traditional national minorities urgently need a framework policy standard for their effective participation in decision-making processes concerning their identity, and need to be protected by various forms of self-government or autonomy to overcome the double standards established by the Copenhagen criteria on the one hand and the lack of any rules in the Member States on the other;

26. Calls upon the Commission to fulfil actively its obligations as guardian of the Treaties and to undertake urgent action against Member States that have failed to transpose EC law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of Article 13 of the EC Treaty, such as the Race (2000/43/EC) and Employment (2000/78/EC) Directives; recalls that the Court of Justice has already found against some Member States for failing to implement the anti-discrimination directives, and urges them to take action to fulfil their duties; considers that the new Member States which have not transposed the anti-discrimination directives must be subject to infringement proceedings for violating EC law in the same way as the old Member States; requests the Commission to examine as a matter of urgency the quality and content of the laws implementing the anti-discrimination directives, including on the basis of the reports prepared by the network of independent experts on anti-discrimination, and to bring, as a matter of urgency, an action before the Court of Justice against those Member States that have not correctly transposed them;

27. Calls upon the Commission to ensure that when anti-discrimination law is next recast, it pays particular attention to the problems of multiple discrimination and those of segregation (which constitutes a form of discrimination) and reviews the concept of indirect discrimination by explicitly authorising proof based on statistics relating to discrimination;

28. Urges that the new EU Fundamental Rights Agency, which is due to be operational in 2007, be closely involved in the new framework for anti-discrimination and that it provide EU policy makers with timely, sound, reliable, comprehensive and relevant information from which further policy and legislation can be developed; considers that, in light of the concerns about its role and function, it is essential for the Agency to feed into and play an integral role in supporting EU anti-discrimination policy;

29. Calls on the Council to adopt the Commission’s proposal for a Council Framework Decision on Combating Racism and Xenophobia, which sets out to establish a framework for punishing racist and xenophobic violence as a criminal offence, as this Decision would contribute to the enhancement of necessary data collection on racist violence and crime across the EU;

30. Urges the Commission to bring forward proposals to prohibit the discrimination that same-sex couples - either married or in a registered partnership - suffer in their daily lives, notably when they exercise the right to free movement enshrined in EU law; requests that the principle of mutual recognition be applied also in this field;

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31. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

  • [1]  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.
  • [2]  OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.
  • [3]  OJ L 303, 2.12.2000, p. 16.
  • [4]  OJ C 45 E du 23.2.2006, p. 129.
  • [5]  Texts adopted, 8.6.2005, P6_TA(2005)0228.

OPINION of the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (*) (23.3.2006)

for the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all
(2005/2191(INI))

Draftswoman (*): Claire Gibault(*) Enhanced cooperation between committees - Rule 47 of the Rules of Procedure

SUGGESTIONS

The Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following suggestions in its motion for a resolution:

-    having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,

-    having regard to Council Directive 2000/78/EC of 27 November 2000 establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation,

-    having regard to Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions,

-    having regard to Council Directive 2004/113/EC of 13 December 2004 implementing the principle of equal treatment between men and women in the access to and supply of goods and services,

-    having regard to Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

A. whereas equality between men and women, which derives from respect for human dignity, is a fundamental principle of Community law and Article 3(2) of the EC Treaty lays down the principle of gender mainstreaming by stating that, in all its activities, the Community shall aim to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality between men and women, whereas there is a need to implement a cohesive equality policy which gives added value to existing programmes and to initiatives already in progress,

B.  whereas the Commission has proposed that the year 2007 be designated ‘European Year of Equal Opportunities for All,

1.  Urges Member States fully to complete the process of transposition of current EC anti-discrimination legislation into national law; calls on the Commission to ensure monitoring and regular assessment of the application of this legislation by Member States and to carry out a study on possible new initiatives to supplement the existing legal framework on equality; states that the provision of a legal framework to combat discrimination against women does not suffice to ensure effective equality; therefore calls on Member States to implement an active pro-equality policy in the form of specific and differentiated actions, including positive actions;

2.  Insists on focusing on addressing poverty, which is suffered by the vulnerable sections of the population including women in particular, and points to the importance of using the open method of coordination to combat social exclusion; emphasises that flexible working hours for women and men and the development of appropriate and quality childcare structures, as well as structures for the elderly, the disabled and dependants, should remain a priority for Member States in the context of their policies on social cohesion;

3.  Urges governments to reinforce the implementation of gender mainstreaming in all relevant policy fields, including in employment and social policies, education, research, external relations, development cooperation, budget and financial policies;

4.  Calls on the Member States to ensure equal access for women and men to all levels of vocational training, professional training and advanced training and that no discrimination is made between girls and boys in the career guidance on offer and in the quality of the education provided;

5.  Welcomes the Commission’s intention to organise an annual high-level equality summit and calls on it to include the topic of equality between women and men in its work, ensuring the participation of the European Parliament, European and international organisations, the competent national authorities and bodies, and representatives of civil society; urges the Commission to implement this proposal as swiftly as possible;

6.  Calls on the Commission to present, in the communication which it intends to issue in 2006 dealing in more detail with gender equality, comparative qualitative and quantitative data for each Member State in order to identify those areas in which women suffer permanent, serious discrimination, and to propose new approaches;

7.  Stresses the importance and the role of the NGOs dealing with equality in implementing European policy on equality between women and men, and calls on the Commission systematically to promote programmes and initiatives which support European and national NGOs in the sector with a view to a pluralist expression of civil society;

8.  Calls on the Member States to act on the commitments they made, which were approved by the Barcelona European Council in 2002, to take measures to eliminate the wage differential between the sexes and to ensure women’s equal access to vocational training and to qualified and quality jobs as well as guaranteeing equal treatment in terms of salary;

9.  Calls on governments to assemble and analyse statistical data concerning men and women in a distinct manner and linked to their activities in order to analyse the different ways in which women or men are subjected to multiple discrimination on the basis of gender, on the one hand, and on the basis of race, religion, disability, age or sexual orientation, on the other;

10. Emphasises that combating all forms of discrimination should hinge around educational work geared towards respect, tolerance and justice aimed at bringing about a change in mentality by raising the profile of citizens’ actions, particularly campaigns aimed at young people; calls on the Member States to undertake systematic efforts to gender sensitise society and raise awareness in the area of discrimination by ridding the public sphere of stereotyping and changing gender attitudes;

11. Emphasises that Member States must conduct information and public awareness campaigns for children at as young an age as possible on the equal sharing of family and household responsibilities;

12. Calls on the Member States, without prejudice to the principles of freedom of expression and freedom of the press, to instruct national bodies promoting equality, in consultation with the media and advertising professionals, to draw up a code of ethics and to ensure that no sexual stereotypes of women or men appear in the media or in advertising;

13. Calls on the Member States to designate independent bodies to implement the principle of equality of women and men and to ensure that they have sufficient financial and human resources to fulfil their mission;

14. Calls on political parties at national and European level to review their organisational structures and the procedures which they apply so as to remove the direct and indirect obstacles to non-discriminatory participation by women, and to adopt appropriate strategies for achieving a more equitable balance between the representation of women and that of men within elected assemblies and national governments;

15. Stresses the importance of ensuring that measures taken as part of the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All complement and are coordinated with all the activities planned under the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue in 2008, so that the campaigns are mutually beneficial as regards the fundamental objectives of Union policies;

16. Emphasises the positive role played by migrant women in our societies, and calls on Member States to acknowledge the place they deserve in the integration policies of these States so as to curb any form of discrimination; welcomes the Commission’s intention to set up a high-level advisory group on social and labour market integration of disadvantaged ethnic minorities in 2006 and to deal, in particular, with the issue of migrant women because of the dual discrimination which they suffer; considers that, in this context, in order to promote a citizens’ Europe for people of both sexes, account should also be taken of innovative approaches by non-governmental organisations which, by means of their everyday activities, promote social integration at local and regional level, such as sports clubs, youth and cultural centres, etc.

PROCEDURE

Title

Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all

Procedure number

2005/2191(INI)

Committee responsible

LIBE

Opinion by
  Date announced in plenary

FEMM
27.10.2005

Enhanced cooperation – date announced in plenary

27.10.2005

Drafts(wo)man
  Date appointed

Claire Gibault
5.10.2005

Previous drafts(wo)man

Claire Gibault

Discussed in committee

21.2.2006

21.3.2006

 

 

 

Date adopted

21.3.2006

Result of final vote

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15

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Members present for the final vote

Edit Bauer, Hiltrud Breyer, Ilda Figueiredo, Věra Flasarová, Lissy Gröner, María Esther Herranz García, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Astrid Lulling, Siiri Oviir, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Teresa Riera Madurell, Amalia Sartori, Britta Thomsen, Anna Záborská

Substitute(s) present for the final vote

Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg

Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote

 

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PROCEDURE

Title

Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all - A framework strategy

Procedure number

2005/2191(INI)

Committee responsible

LIBE

Date authorisation announced in plenary (Rule 45)

27.10.2005

Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)
  Date announced in plenary

FEMM
27.10.2005

CULT
27.10.2005

EMPL
27.10.2005

DEVE
27.10.2005

AFET

27.10.2005

Not delivering opinion(s)
  Date of decision

CULT
23.11.2005

DEVE

5.10.05

AFET

16.11.2005

EMPL

23.11.2005

 

Enhanced cooperation
  Date announced in plenary

FEMM
27.10.2005

 

 

 

 

Rapporteur(s)
  Date appointed

Ždanoka
4.7.2005

 

Previous rapporteur(s)

 

 

Discussed in committee

23.1.2006

19.4.2006

 

 

 

Date adopted

15.5.2006

Result of final vote

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34

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Members present for the final vote

Alexander Alvaro, Roberta Angelilli, Edit Bauer, Johannes Blokland, Mihael Brejc, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Maria Carlshamre, Giusto Catania, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Carlos Coelho, Fausto Correia, Kinga Gál, Patrick Gaubert, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Ewa Klamt, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Stavros Lambrinidis, Romano Maria La Russa, Sarah Ludford, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Claude Moraes, Lapo Pistelli, Martine Roure, Inger Segelström, Antonio Tajani, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Manfred Weber, Stefano Zappalà, Tatjana Ždanoka

Substitute(s) present for the final vote

Camiel Eurlings, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Bill Newton Dunn, Marie-Line Reynaud

Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote

Emine Bozkurt, Pasqualina Napoletano

Date tabled

18.5.2006

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