Advocate of the Principle of Equality

Acronym: APE

General Information

Identification Code: 159386045498-24

Website: www.zagovornik.si

Entity Form: Equality body (public body)

Registration Category: Other organisations, public or mixed entities

Registration Date: 2/11/2022

Last Update: 8/21/2023

Mission & Interests

Goals: APE is an independent institution and acts as a Slovenian equality body, tasked for protection against discrimination and promotion of equality.

Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests

Interests:

Education and training
Justice and fundamental rights
Youth

Levels of Interest:

european
national
global
sub-national

Activities

Main EU Legislative Proposals: • Equality bodies – binding standards - public consultation • Review and consultations for possible amendments to of the equality directives (i.e. race directive, framework employment directive, gender equality directives) • Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to strengthen the application of the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value between men and women through pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms • Promotion of EC equality strategies (union of equality) such as Strategy for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2021- 2030, EU Anti-racism Action Plan 2020-2025, LGBTIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025, Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 • Promotion of EU Charter of fundamental rights

Communication Activities: Engaged in promoting acquis, research such as FRA publications, publications of the network of the independent experts in the area of non-discrimination, particular resolutions of the European Parliament etc

Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: N/A

Head Office

Address: Zelezna cesta 16

Post Code: 1000

City: Ljubljana

Country: SLOVENIA

Phone:

Indic Phone: 386

Phone Number: 14735531

EU Office

Address: Zelezna cesta 16

Post Code: 1000

City: Ljubljana

Country: SLOVENIA

Phone:

Indic Phone: 386

Phone Number: 14735531

Financial Data

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Public funding

Contributions:

Total Budget: 1471492

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Membership Information

Members10 Percent: 10

Members: 10

Members F T E: 1

Info Members: Equinet has several working groups where specialised staff cooperates with peers and the Equinet secretariat, contributing to effective implementation of acquis and promotion of equality. The head of the APE is a member of the Equinet's board. Acquis is promoted in the work on domestic level (including by promoting important EC initiatives to domestic authorities, such as developments of EU secondary legislation and when application of acquis is in question - i.e. equality impact assessments, recommendations of draft legislation, including but not exclusively in the harmonisation processes).