Intergroup documents
Summary: Free movement of LGBT families in the EU
On 6 March 2013, the LGBT Intergroup met to discuss the free movement of same-sex couples and their families in the European Union. A large audience listened to representatives from civil society, the European Commission, the Dutch government, MEPs and …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on March 25th, 2013
Open letter to Lech Wałęsa on disparaging comments about LGBT people
Members of the European Parliament wrote today to former Polish President Lech Wałęsa, protesting earlier remarks about LGBT people. A Nobel Peace Prize winner and former Solidarność leader, Mr Wałęsa said on Polish TV that homosexual lawmakers had no right to sit on …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on March 15th, 2013
Upcoming Intergroup event: Free movement of LGBT families in the EU
On Wednesday 6 March, the LGBT Intergroup is organising a seminar on the free movement of LGBT families, and the obstacles they face when moving around the EU. Registration is now open.
Tags: free movementPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on February 20th, 2013
Summary: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law
On Wednesday 26 September the LGBT Intergroup hosted the seminar Trans and intersex people: Challenges for EU law. The event was attended by Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission and Council, the EEAS, and civil society. The panel of …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on September 28th, 2012
Seminar: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law
Following the publication of a new report on trans and intersex people under EU law, the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar to present the report and discuss its findings with the authors, MEPs, institutions and civil society.
Tags: european commission intersex transgenderPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on September 3rd, 2012
Open letter to Budapest Mayor and Assembly: Don’t ban Pride
Today Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to the mayor and parliament of Budapest, urging them to allow and protect the upcoming LGBT pride march on 7 July.
Tags: freedom of expression hungary pridePosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 14th, 2012
High-level conference on development and non-discrimination (webstreamed)
Tomorrow morning the European Commission will host the conference Non-discrimination and development: An agenda for change. Speakers include Navi Pillay, Youssou N’Dour, Louise Mushikiwabo, Alva Baptiste, and Louis Michel.
Tags: european commissionPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on May 31st, 2012
Upcoming Intergroup event: Putting equality in the Multiannual Financial Framework
Next week the Intergroup will co-host a seminar on the Rights and Citizenship Programme recently proposed by the European Commission. This is the ‘equality chapter’ of the European Union’s 7-year budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework.
Tags: anti-discrimination fundingPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on February 28th, 2012
Summary: Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
On 8 December 2011, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights held a public roundtable Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the World? The event was attended by Members of the European Parliament, staff from the Parliament and Commission, as well as civil …
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Horizon 2014: What LGBT Rights in the EU?
How are LGBT rights covered by EU laws and policies today? What progress can we achieve by the end of the current EU mandate in 2014? These questions will be answered by a panel of speakers from the European Commission, the Fundamental Rights Agency, and ILGA-Europe.
Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 29th, 2011
