In June 2007 the European Parliament asked the Fundamental Rights Agency to develop a comprehensive, comparative report on the situation regarding homophobia and discrimination based on sexual orientation in the Member States of the European Union with the aim of assisting the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs of the European Parliament, when discussing the need for a Directive covering all grounds of discrimination listed in Article 13 of the EC Treaty for all sectors referred to in the Racial Equality Directive 2000/43/EC. These sectors are education, social security, healthcare, and access to goods and services.