Joint Public Hearing “The Fight Against Discrimination" of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. The aim of the hearing is to have an overview of the possibilities for tackling discrimination, with particular reference to the Commission proposals. Statement by Graham WATSON, Michel ROCARD, Françoise TULKENS, Beate WINKLER and Jan NIESSEN.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

fight against discrimination on the basis of disability (T)

joint hearing

ROCARD, Michel (PSE, FR)

WATSON, Graham (ALDE, UK, Sir)

WINKLER, Beate (DE)

Joint Public Hearing “The Fight Against Discrimination": extracts of the joint public hearing - LIBE and EMPL Committees

Chair of the Citizens&rsquo; Rights Committee, Graham Watson in English, introducing the hearing and on the Commission&rsquo;s proposals.

SOUNDBITE (Original), Graham WATSON (ALDE, UK), Chair of the Citizens&rsquo; Rights Committee, introducing the hearing and on the Commission&rsquo;s proposals.

SOUNDBITE (French), Michel ROCARD, Chair of the Employment and Social Affairs, on the importance of the joint hearing.

SOUNDBITE (French), Fran&#231;oise TULKENS, , judge at the European Court of Human Rights, on the examples of equality of affiliation

SOUNDBITE (French), Fran&ccedil;oise TULKENS, , judge at the European Court of Human Rights, on the Court wanting concrete rights especially in the case of indirect discrimination.

SOUNDBITE (German), Beate WINKLER, Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, on combatting racism and xenophobia through information and communication

SOUNDBITE (German), Beate WINKLER, Director of the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, on the directive against racial discrimination needs effective monitoring through independent bodies

SOUNDBITE (English), Jan NIESSEN, Director of the Migration Policy Group, staring Line in English on asking for these proposals for the last 10-15 years but the disapponitment on article 13 leaving out nationality potentially discriminationg against non-EU nationals.