Section 4: Antidiscrimination and diversity
Article 7
Section 4 shall support the effective implementation of the principle of non-discrimination and promote its mainstreaming in all Community policies by: (a) improving the understanding of the situation in relation to discrimination, in particular through analysis and studies and, where appropriate, the development of statistics and indicators as well as by assessing the effectiveness and impact of existing legislation, policies and practices; (b) supporting the implementation of Community anti-discrimination legislation through effective monitoring, the holding of seminars for those working in the field and networking amongst specialised bodies dealing with anti-discrimination; (c) raising awareness, disseminating information and promoting the debate about the key challenges and policy issues in relation to discrimination and the mainstreaming of anti-discrimination in all Community policies, including among the social partners, NGOs and other stakeholders; (d) developing the capacity of key European level networks to promote and further develop Community policy goals and strategies in the field of combating discrimination.