PROGRESS

Call for proposals - PROGRESS 

SPECIFIC PROGRAMME "PROGRESS" (2007-2013) 

Section 4 – Antidiscrimination and Diversity

Section 5 – Gender Equality

According to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the European Union shall aim to combat discrimination when defining and implementing its policies and activities (Art. 10 TFEU). Article 19 in the TFEU gives the European Union specific powers to take action to combat discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.

Despite numerous initiatives at political and operational level to fight against discrimination and promote diversity, many people still suffer from serious forms of discrimination, which are often exacerbated by the consequences of the socio-economic crisis on labour markets and the European society at large. The Eurobarometer survey on discrimination released in November 2012 confirmed that discrimination based on different grounds (gender, ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, age, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity) is still considered as common in the EU.

http://ec.europa.eu/justice/newsroom/files/call_2013_prog_ag_ngos_en.pdf