EU Commission Ombudsman accused of age discrimination again opposite interpreters


'Because you turn 65, the European Commission no longer appeal to your services.' That is what a Belgian freelancetolk in 2005 told of the Commission. The husband worked for 35 years in Europe, but was suddenly too old. 'We have to create work for a new, young vintage interpreters' was the response of the Commission. The man did prompt complained to the ombudsman of the EU, Nikiforos Diamandouros. Yesterday presented the ombudsman a special report on the state of affairs of the European Parliament. He asked the parliament to support him in his call to the Commission to eliminate such discrimination.

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Author: Dries Debackere

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Source language: Nederlands (nl)


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