Developing anti-discrimination law in Europe. The 27 EU Member States compared

Summary:

The adoption and review of anti-discrimination legislation across the European Union (EU) was originally set in motion with the adoption of two major pieces of legislation, the Racial Equality Directive (2000/43) and the Employment Equality Directive (2000/78). The transposition of these Directive into national law is described in a series of annually updated country reports produced by the European Network of Legal Experts in the non-discrimination field.

This Comparative Analysis compares the information set out in the 2008 country reports in a format mirroring that of the country reports themselves and draws some conclusions from the information contained in them. The information is current as of 31 December 2008. As Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU and the Network since the previous Comparative Analysis, the authors decided to include more detailed information on these countries.

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