Indicator in all countries

Is there a definition of discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin and/or religion in national law in conformity with the EU Directives?

• Austria

  Yes. Austrian Equal Treatment Legislation prohibits discrimination on grounds of ethnic afiliation and on grounds of religion and belief in a way conform with the EU Race and Employment Directives.

• Bulgaria

  Yes.

• Cyprus

  Yes. The Cypriot law transposing the EU equality Directives replicates the wording of the Directives on this point

• Denmark

  Yes.

• Finland

  Yes, national law is in confirmity with the directives with regards to definition of discrimination on the grounds of race, ethnic origin and/or religion.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  Yes.

• Greece

  Yes.

• Hungary

  Yes

• Ireland

  The Equality Authority of Ireland outlines 9 grounds in which discrimination is illegal in the state, these are; gender, family status, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, race and membership of the traveller community. EU equality legislation forbids discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, all of which are covered in Irish law.

• Italy

  Yes.

• Poland

  Partially.

• Portugal

  Yes

• Romania

  YES

• Slovenia

  Yes. The Act Implementing the Principle of Equal Treatment contains a prohibition of race, ethnic origin and religious discrimination in accordance with the EU directives.

• Spain

  Yes, in the same terms as defined in Race and Employment Directives.

• Sweden

  Yes, in the Discrimination Act (2008:567) the definitions of racial, ethnic origin or religion are in conformity with the Race Directive except that the concept of ethnicity is used instead of race.