The European Year of Equal Opportunities for All was held in 2007. This designation was made on 31 May 2005 by the European Commission's Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities. It was part of a concerted effort to promote equality and non-discrimination in the European Union.

This article relies excessively on references to primary sources. (December 2009)

The four core themes of the European Year proposed by the European Commission were:

• Rights – raising awareness of the right to equality and non-discrimination
• Representation – stimulating a debate on ways to increase the participation of under-represented groups in society
• Recognition – celebrating and accommodating diversity
• Respect and tolerance – promoting a more cohesive society

• in Dutch (Nederlands): 'Europees Jaar voor Gelijke Kansen voor Iedereen' (NL)
• in German (Deutsch): 'Europäisches Jahr der Chancengleichheit' (DE)

• Official Site
• EU - Action against Discrimination
• Press Release announcing year

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