The EU withdraws the lines on communication after the controversy

(ANSA) - BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER 30 - "The guidelines initiative was intended to illustrate the diversity of European culture and to show the inclusive nature of the Commission. However, the published version of the guidelines is not functional for this purpose. It is not a This document is mature and does not meet our quality standards. So I withdraw it and we will work on this document again. " This was declared by EU commissioner for equality Helena Dalli, supervisor of indications for external and internal EU communication which, in these hours, have raised various controversies.

    The document stated that "every person in the EU has the right to be treated equally" without reference to "gender, ethnicity, race, religion, disability and sexual orientation".

And even the anniversaries should no longer have referenced to religious connotations, such as Christmas, generically referred to as 'holidays'.

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