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Implementation (Principle 3)
Description
a) What Member States and Social Partners can do
Member States are responsible for transposing and enforcing rules adopted at Union level. Given that the Union measures set out above contain minimum standards, Member States are invited to go beyond these rules in order to give effect to the Pillar. In addition, Member States are invited to continue making progress in the negotiations of the proposed new Equal Treatment Directive towards its swift adoption. Through their National Equality Bodies, Member States may promote equal opportunities of under-represented groups and assist victims of discrimination on the ground.
Social partners may also collect and exchange good practices across the Union. At national level, social partners may support the implementation of this Principle via collective bargaining and through their involvement in the design and implementation of relevant policies.
b) Recent and ongoing initiatives at EU level
The Commission will continue its efforts to ensure the adoption of the proposed new Equal Treatment Directive to expand protection against discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation(27) to social protection, including social security and healthcare; education; social advantages; and access to goods and services which are available to the public, including housing.
The Union is supporting intermediary players such as NGOs, social partners and equality bodies to improve their capacity to combat discrimination; to support the development of equality policies at national level and encourage the exchange of good practices between Union countries; and push for business-oriented diversity management as part of a strategic response to a more diversified society, customer base, market structure and workforce.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, one of the EU's decentralised agencies, is supporting the work of the Commission, Member States and social partners in the area of equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
Member States are responsible for transposing and enforcing rules adopted at Union level. Given that the Union measures set out above contain minimum standards, Member States are invited to go beyond these rules in order to give effect to the Pillar. In addition, Member States are invited to continue making progress in the negotiations of the proposed new Equal Treatment Directive towards its swift adoption. Through their National Equality Bodies, Member States may promote equal opportunities of under-represented groups and assist victims of discrimination on the ground.
Social partners may also collect and exchange good practices across the Union. At national level, social partners may support the implementation of this Principle via collective bargaining and through their involvement in the design and implementation of relevant policies.
b) Recent and ongoing initiatives at EU level
The Commission will continue its efforts to ensure the adoption of the proposed new Equal Treatment Directive to expand protection against discrimination based on religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation(27) to social protection, including social security and healthcare; education; social advantages; and access to goods and services which are available to the public, including housing.
The Union is supporting intermediary players such as NGOs, social partners and equality bodies to improve their capacity to combat discrimination; to support the development of equality policies at national level and encourage the exchange of good practices between Union countries; and push for business-oriented diversity management as part of a strategic response to a more diversified society, customer base, market structure and workforce.
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, one of the EU's decentralised agencies, is supporting the work of the Commission, Member States and social partners in the area of equal opportunities and non-discrimination.
Importance
High
Additional information
(27) Proposal for a Council Directive on implementing the Principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation {SEC(2008) 2180} {SEC(2008) 2181}.