Germany: the Bundestag again discusses a bill on discrimination

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23 January 2006 à 13h23

Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h48

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Publication: 23 January 2006 à 13h23, Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h48

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On January 20, 2006, German deputies, once more, failed to agree on a bill aimed at transposing in the German law four European directives which fight discriminations. (Ref. 0656)
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23 January 2006 à 13h23

Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h48

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Publication: 23 January 2006 à 13h23, Updated on 17 March 2013 à 19h48

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In June 2005, the “red-green” majority at the Bundestag had adopted a bill prohibiting any discrimination based on religion, convictions, race, ethnic membership, sex, sexual orientation, age and handicap. This was to apply for employment and for civil law. But this draft law had been stopped one month later by the Bundesrat, the Chamber that represents Länders and is dominated by the Christian Democrat Party (CDU) and Liberals (FDP). On January 20, it was again submitted in first reading...

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