Discrimination. A recast horizontal directive

(B2) After dithering, the Commission made its decision. Commissioner Spidla is due to present (normally on July 2 - but this date could be postponed) a new proposal for a directive on discrimination.

During a lunch between Commissioners, which followed the Commission meeting, on 12 June, the Commissioners agreed that it was not only necessary to tackle discrimination in access to goods and services due to disability, but also those due to age, religions and beliefs, or sexual orientation. In short, the whole scope of Article 13 of the Treaty.

Rather than making several thematic directives, or a new directive, the idea in vogue within the Commission would be to recast the directive of 29 June 2000 (2000/43) which establishes a framework for combating discrimination based on race or ethnicity.