Vezi raport EN

V Activity of the Legal Directorate

2021 | ACTIVITY REPORT

                           European Commission, EURES – European                       Anti-Discrimination Law”, for law profes-
                           Labour Authority, the Greek Ombudsman,                      sionals, which addressed a number of matters
                           ECAS – Your Europe Advice;                                  on key concepts in the anti-discrimination

• • the Together towards Roma Equality European legislation, criteria that are forbidden by the

                           conference: Implementing the EU Roma Strategic              EU legislation, the burden of proof princi-
                           Framework, organized under the leadership of                ple in discrimination cases, the role of the
                           the Council of Europe, having as contributors               EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and the
                           representatives of the equality bodies from all             caselaw at European and national level in
                           European countries, of the Fundamental Rights               non-discrimination matters;
                           Agency and of the most important human rights             • the seminar organized by the Council of Eu-
                           non-governmental organizations in Europe;                   rope, “Good practices on improving relations

• • the “Tackling institutional racism – the poten- between police representatives and the Roma

                           tial of equality bodies” EQUINET conference,                Communities”, aimed at police officers, repre-
                           focused on the examination of institutional                 sentatives of public authorities and civil society
                           racism in Europe, on identifying the manner                 organizations related to initiatives and actions
                           in which the equality bodies may effectively                taken in different member States of the Coun-
                           address the issue of racism and on identifying              cil of Europe which targeted an improvement
                           the obstacles that the equality bodies and oth-             of relations between the Roma communities
                           er stakeholders playing an important role in                and the police as well as initiatives adopted
                           combating racism are facing with and also on                at community-based or local police in various
                           identifying solutions in this respect;                      municipalities;

• • the training session organized by the Eu- • plenary session 87 of the European Commis- 64

                           ropean Law Academy ERA, “Applying EU                        sion against Racism of the Council of Europe,