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2007 is a theme-year: European Year of Equal Opportunities for All 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
On 31 May2005 the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities designated 2007 as 'European Year of Equal Opportunities for All', as part of a concerted effort to promote equality and non-discrimination in the EU. May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ... The Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
Main working theme's
The four core themes of the European Year proposed by the European Commission are: The Commission seat in Brussels The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive body of the European Union. ...
Rights – raising awareness of the right to equality and non-discrimination
Representation – stimulating a debate on ways to increase the participation of under-represented groups in society
Recognition – celebrating and accommodating diversity
Respect and tolerance – promoting a more cohesive society
Official Translations
in Dutch (Nederlands): 'Europees Jaar voor Gelijke Kansen voor Iedereen' (NL)
in German (Deutsch): 'Europäisches Jahr der Chancengleichheit' (DE)
The aim of this EuropeanYear will be to raise awareness of the positive contribution that can be made by anyone to society as a whole, regardless of their gender, race or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, disability, age or sexual orientation.
The budget earmarked for the EuropeanYear in 2007 for the period from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2007 is 13.6 million euros.
Participation in the Year is open to the Member States, EFTA/EEA countries, candidate countries benefiting from a pre-accession strategy, Western Balkan countries in accordance with the arrangements laid down in their respective agreements, and countries covered by the Neighbourhood Policy, in accordance with these countries' action plans.
The EuropeanYear is the centrepiece of a framework strategy designed to ensure that discrimination is effectively tackled, diversity is celebrated and equalopportunities for all are promoted.
The framework strategy on non-discrimination and equalopportunities for all, which accompanies the draft Decision to set up the EuropeanYear, aims to ensure that EC anti-discrimination legislation is fully implemented and enforced.
The framework strategy and the EuropeanYear follow on from a wide public consultation conducted in 2004 on the basis of the Commission's Green Paper Equality and non-discrimination for all in an enlarged EU.
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