ILO Governing Body, 355 th session  17 – 27 November 2025   Identifying challenges and possible policy responses regarding the application of the principle of non-discrimination in the world of work   GB.355/POL/2 EU statement Chair, I speak on behalf of the European Union and its Member States. The candidate countries North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Albania [1] , Ukraine, Republic of Moldova, and the EFTA countries Iceland and Norway, align themselves with this statement. The European