Mr Polak, Head of the Division of Equal Treatment, as a member of the Equinet Executive Board has been actively involved in formulating the European standards on the independence, effectiveness, functions and powers of national equality bodies, which are being presented at the Equinet Conference in Brussels (15-16 June).

According to the Equinet (European Network of Equality Bodies), the national equality bodies should have a sufficiently broad mandate and enjoy financial and organisational independence. They should have the adequate powers so that they could effectively protect all victims of discrimination.

More in the  Equinet press release (81 kB, DOCX).

Suggested Standards for Equality Bodies