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Estonia · Bill · SE

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The Act to amend the Equal Treatment Act and to amend other related laws

saadetud i lugemiseleEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

Introduced

15 June 2026

Last action

15 June 2026 · SAADETUD_I_LUGEMISELE

Status

SAADETUD_I_LUGEMISELE

Sponsors

Vabariigi Valitsus, Pipi-Liis Siemann

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15 June 2026

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Summary

With the bill, two European Union directives are adopted into Estonian law, the purpose of which is to strengthen the role of equality bodies and improve people's protection against discrimination. In Estonia, the changes concern the Commissioner for Gender Equality and Equal Treatment and his offices. The changes expand the commissioner's rights and duties. In the future, the commissioner can represent victims of discrimination in court, resolve discrimination disputes at the request of the parties, collect more comprehensive statistics and do more information and prevention work than before. It also stipulates requirements for the availability of services and information and emphasizes the need to consider the impact of interwoven discrimination. The bill also strengthens the commissioner's institutional independence by specifying the appointment procedure and budgetary guarantees. Transparency of activities will be increased by providing public action plans, four-year work programs and regular reports to the Riigikogu and the public. The impact of the changes in the law on entrepreneurs and the public sector is estimated to be small, as most of the cooperation with the commissioner is already taking place. The biggest impact will be on the work organization of the commissioner's office, as new tasks and responsibilities will be added, for the fulfillment of which additional resources will be provided.

Machine translation from Estonian. The official text remains authoritative.

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  1. 15 June 2026

    SAADETUD_I_LUGEMISELE

    Source: SE

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Seletuskirja lisa 3 (kooskõlastustabel) pdf

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