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Brussels - On 1 December 2009 the Treaty of Lisbon–the agreement reforming European Union institutions–was ratified, making the European Charter of Fundamental Rights (ECFR), a document that lays out the entire range of civil, political, economic and social rights of EU citizens and residents, legally binding. Europe's diverse citizenry is now–thankfully–better protected legally against discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.
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