Policy developments in Europe

This section of the website is dedicated to the main European policy developments in the field of equality and anti-discrimination; You can access information on the activities of the relevant EU institutions and read about particular campaigns, legislation processes and initiatives by clicking on the links below.

  Legislative developments

            - the newly proposed anti-discrimination directive

            -  the forum  on the implementation of Article 5 of Directive 2004/113/EC

  Policy initiatives

            -  the EU 2020 Strategy

            - 2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

  European Information campaigns

           -  For Diversity. Against Discrimination

Directorate-General for Justice

 As of the 1 January 2011, the Directorate-General for Justice has been responsible for the coordination and promotion of anti-discrimination policy developments within the commission; it also takes the lead on promoting awareness of gender equality and non discrimination and coordinates policy developments regarding the social and economic inclusion of the Roma.

Viviane Reding, Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, is responsible for the Directorate General Justice; its Director General is Françoise Le Bail and the Directorate for Equality is headed by Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea.
 

Presidencies of the Council of the European Union

The current president of the Council of the European Union is Poland who be responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union from July - December 2011

EU Presidencies until 2014:

Belgium       July-December 2010
Hungary      January-June 2011
Poland       July-December 2011
Denmark    January-June 2012
Cyprus       July-December  2012
Ireland       January-June  2013
 Lithuania   July-December 2013