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The law has drawn Brussels' ire (Photo: European Commission)

EU rejects Macedonia anti-discrimination law

Despite warnings from the EU, the Macedonian parliament has adopted an anti-discrimination law which fails to offer legal protection to people of different sexual orientation, a move that prompted Brussels to immediately ask Skopje to amend the legislation.

The European Commission reminded Macedonia of its ten years-old framework legislation on anti-discrimination which requires national criteria to be in line with EU standards. The latter were reinforced by the Charter of Fundamental ...

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The law has drawn Brussels' ire (Photo: European Commission)

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