Policy statements
Further legal steps are needed to advance equality for all in Europe

Within the “Social Package†to be presented in June 2008, the European Commission is to adopt new legal steps to protect all people from all forms of discriminations.

The Social Platform calls on the European Commission's commitment to make sure that “civil rights and an antidiscrimination approach [are] top priorities for this Commissionâ€, as promised by Mr Barroso in 2004 before the European Parliament.

One year before the end of the European Commission's mandate and European elections, it is time to take the legal steps needed to promote equality for all in Europe.