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European Network of Equality Bodies of the European Union

(EQUINET)

The National Council for Combating Discrimination is a member of the European Network of Equality Bodies in the European Union (Equinet).

EQUINET is a not-for-profit international organization connecting 45 bodies from 33 Euro- pean States having the purpose to counteract discrimination.

The organization was established in 2007, building upon the 2-year Community Project “Strengthening the co-operation between specialised bodies for the implementation of equal treatment legislation” (2002–2004).

In order to facilitate the exchange of information and experience, the members of EQUINET implemented an electronic system for knowledge management aiming both at creating a relevant source for the laws and policies in the field and to develop a set of tools and procedures allowing the orientation of the dialog towards the priorities of the members.

Another aspect of EQUINET activity refers to the implementation of a network-type approach, that encourages the participants to stay in touch at all the levels of the dialog, through direct interaction or correspondence by electronic means. Interaction occurs both in the annual general assembly or in the working groups, and by the implementation of a regular training scheme, with the support of the secretariat of the organization.

The policy drafting/training working group

The group is a platform for the dialog with the European institutions, supporting policy formation for equality of opportunity and non-discrimination in Europe.

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