Cooperation between specialised equality bodies from across Europe will continue for a further two years with the support of the Community Action Programme to Combat Discrimination. The proposal for funding for the European Network of Specialised Equality Bodies (EuroNEB) was accepted by the European Commission in November. The Migration Policy Group will act as project secretariat.
EuroNEB will build upon the work of the project 'Towards the Uniform and Dynamic Implementation of EU Anti-discrimination Legislation: the Role of Specialised Bodies', also funded by the Action Programme, which brought together 7 specialised bodies and the Migration Policy Group from 2002 to August 2004 with the aim of strengthening the cooperation between specialised bodies.
The lead partner in Equinet is the Equal Treatment Commission, the Netherlands. The other partners are:
Ombud for Equal Employment Opportunities, Austria
Centre for Equality Opportunities and Opposition to Racism, Belgium
Institute for Equality between Men and Women, Belgium
Ombudsman, Cyprus
Institute for Human Rights, Denmark
Chancellor of Justice, Estonia
GELD, France (once established in January 2005, the French partner will be the High Authority to Fight against all forms of discrimination and for Equality)
Ombudsman, Greece
Minorities Ombudsman, Hungary
Equality Authority, Ireland
National Office against Racial Discrimination, Italy
National Human Rights Office, Latvia
Equal Opportunities Ombudsman, Lithuania
Centre for Combating Ethnic Discrimination, Norway
Secretariat of the Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Status for Woman and Men, Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Poland
Commission for Equality and against Racial Discrimination/High Commissioner for Immigration and Ethnic Minorities, Portugal
National Council for Combating Discrimination, Romania
National Centre for Human Rights, Slovakia
Office for Equal Opportunities, Slovenia
Ombudsman against Ethnic Discrimination, Sweden
Commission for Racial Equality, United Kingdom
Disability Rights Commission, United Kingdom
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Migration Policy Group, Brussels
In addition, the following organisations have observer status:
Human Rights Unit Government Office, Czech Republic
Commissioner of the Federal Government for Migration, Refugees and Integration, Germany
Equal Opportunities Commission, United Kingdom
