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The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday brought charges against Poland to the European Union Court of Justice for failure to fully introduce EU anti-racist laws into its legislation, local media reported.

Explaining the move, the EC said that Poland has introduced the laws in the employment sphere but not in areas like social welfare, accommodation trade union and other organizational membership, or education.

EU anti-discrimination legislation was markedly strengthened by the 1999 Amsterdam Treaty and the racial equality laws introduced in year 2000.

Poland was obliged to enforce the legislation by the date of its EU accession in May 2004.

The EC also noted that Poland has failed to introduce anti- victimization laws in spheres besides employment.