Swedish Presidency Equality Summit

16 - 17 November 2009

Stockholm, Sweden

Background

In June 2005 the European Commission proposed that an annual high-level equality summit be arranged for ministers, chairs of national equality bodies, chairs of NGOs at EU level, EU social partners and representatives of international organisations. The first summit took place in Berlin in 2007 in conjunction with the launching of the 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All. The second Equality Summit was held in Paris in autumn 2008.

Purpose

The purpose of the annual conference is to share knowledge and experience so as to develop stronger and more effective ways of working against all forms of discrimination, and to promote equal rights and opportunities for all in the EU.

At each Equality Summit a mandate is given for continued work on a special theme during the next year. In Paris a decision was taken to focus on Equality Mainstreaming and Multiple Discrimination at the next meeting in 2009.

The conference is a high-level meeting sponsored by the European Commission. About 300 participants are expected from EU Member States and candidate countries, EFTA countries, EU institutions, NGOs and the social partners.

http://www.se2009.eu/en/meetings_news/2009/11/16/equality_summit

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