Country report non-discrimination : transposition and implementation at national level of Council Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78 : Spain [2023]

A new coalition Government was formed on 7 January 2020, comprising the Socialist Party and the Unidas Podemos (a coalition of leftist political parties). During 2022, Law 15/2022, of 12 July, comprehensively covering equal treatment and non-discrimination, was passed, which completed the transposition of Directives 2000/43 and 2000/78. This Law entered into force on 14 July 2022. These Directives had already been transposed in 2003 by Law 62/2003, of 30 December, on fiscal, administrative and social measures. The new Law 15/2022 of 12 July 2022 complements Law 62/2003, which is still in force. Moreover, on 30 December 2019, both parties signed a Government programme entitled 'Progressive Coalition. A New Agreement for Spain', in which they committed to promoting a package of measures to foster equal treatment, non-discrimination and positive attitudes towards diversity. In particular, they agreed to pass a comprehensive law to address discrimination against LGBTI persons (in this area regarding the sexual orientation of people in Spain, it is worth mentioning the survey conducted by the Spanish Sociological Research Centre in 2021, according to which 93.9 % of respondents declared themselves heterosexual, 2.3 % bisexual, 1.9 % homosexual, 0.1 % asexual and 0.1 % another orientation). The coalition Government also agreed to adopt public policies aimed at improving access and permanence in education and employment for the Roma people. In fact, as an example of good practice also developed in 2021, it should be mentioned that the National Strategy for Roma Equality, Inclusion and Participation 2021-2030 was adopted on 2 November 2021.