This study forms part of a larger comparative law project which seeks to study the way that the principles of equality and non-discrimination have developed and are demonstrated in a broad range of legal systems around the world. The subject of this study is the principles of equality and non-di...
With 83.8 out of 100 points, Sweden ranks 1st in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 15.9 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, Sweden’s score has increased by only 3.7 points (+ 0.2 points since 2017). Despite making slower progress towards gender equality than some other EU Me...
With 61.3 out of 100 points, Portugal ranks 16th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 6.6 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, Portugal’s score has increased by 7.6 points. The country is progressing towards gender equality faster than other EU Member States. Its ranking has ...
EURES is a cooperation network formed by Public Employment Services and other EURES Members and Partners of the EU-28 countries (UK until 31.01.2020), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, and the European Commission. Launched in 1994, the main goal of the EURES network is the promotio...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, explores whether psychological violence against women is criminalised in select EU Member States, how data is collected regarding this par...
This report provides an overview of education structures and policies that influence equity in school education. It connects these system-level features to student performance in international student assessment surveys (PISA, PIRLS and TIMSS). Looking at 42 European education systems, the repor...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the PETI Committee, analyses the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and makes recommendations regarding the new European Disability Strategy. The study re...
The United Kingdom (UK) comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI), with the term Great Britain (GB) used to refer to England, Wales and Scotland. The UK is a parliamentary democracy, based around the core principle of parliamentary sovereignty. It has neither a written constit...
