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The researchers valued the response to six questions posed to the employers and trade unions in the 27 EU member states.

The answers were scored on a scale ranging from one (limited awareness or response) to three (very extensive awareness and response).

The questions were:

(1) Are they (employers or unions) aware of the Racial Equality Directive?

(2) Are they aware of national anti-racial discrimination legislation resulting from transposition of the directive?

(3) Are they aware of their national Equality Body (if one exists)?

(4) Have they adapted their policies to include anti-racial discrimination measures as a result of the directive?

(5) Have they adapted their practices to include anti-racial discrimination measures as a result of the directive?

(6) Are they strongly committed to anti-racial discrimination?

The results where:

6.0   Sweden

5.7   Ireland  

5.5   Finland     

5.2   UK

5.1   Germany

5.0   Denmark

5.0   Belgium      

4.7   Netherlands  

4.6   Austria 

4.5   Portugal

4.5   Spain

4.5   France 

4.2   Italy 

4.0   Greece

3.8   Luxembourg

3.7   Cyprus

3.6   Slovenia

3.5   Slovakia

3.4   Malta  

3.3   Romania

3.3   Poland 

3.3   Lithuania

3.3   Hungary

3.2   Czech Republic 

3.2   Bulgaria

3.0   Latvia

2.8   Estonia