Indicator in all countries

Does the national law cover all grounds of discrimination as in the International Conventions and EU law or additional discrimination grounds?

• Austria

   

  National legislation covers all grounds as in International Conventions and in EU Directives, but does not cover additional grounds.
• Bulgaria

  Yes.

• Cyprus

  Yes, it also covers additional grounds.

• Denmark

  n/a

• Finland

  Yes, the national law covers also additional grounds.

• France

  Yes

• Germany

  Yes.

• Greece

  Yes.

• Hungary

  yes

• Ireland

  The national law covers all grounds in EU law.  In addition, the national law provides protection for civil status and family status.  It also provides separate protection for membership of the Traveller community.

• Italy

  Yes.

• Poland

  No.

• Portugal

  Yes, national law covers all grounds of discrimination as in the International Conventions and EU law.

• Romania

  Yes, the law contains an open-ended list of grounds of discrimination.

• Slovenia

  Yes. The national legislation includes all grounds of discrimination as international conventions and the EU directives, as well as contains a general clause "any other personal circumstances" which ensures protection from discrimination based on the grounds not explicitly listed in the law.

• Spain

  Yes. National law covers all grounds as in ICERD and EU law.

• Sweden

  Yes.