{"id":31009,"date":"2024-12-30T11:26:28","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/post\/31009"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:26:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T10:26:28","slug":"strengthening-equality-bodies-in-north-macedonia-aligning-with-eu-directives-2024-1499-and-2024-1500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epi.org.mk\/en\/post\/31009","title":{"rendered":"Strengthening Equality Bodies in North Macedonia: Aligning with EU Directives 2024\/1499 and 2024\/1500"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"31009\" class=\"elementor elementor-31009 elementor-30992\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-04c0575 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"04c0575\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fc87ae2\" data-id=\"fc87ae2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5580e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5580e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The policy brief examines the alignment of North Macedonia\u2019s equality body\u2014the Commission for Prevention and Protection against Discrimination (CPPD)\u2014with EU Directives 2024\/1499 and 2024\/1500, which set new minimum standards for equality bodies across the EU. 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