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Western Balkans: European Parliament completes annual LGBT assessment
This week the European Parliament adopted three new reports on the EU accession process for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and on gender equality in the Western Balkans. The reports complete the Parliament’s annual round-up of …
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Posted in Press releases, Recent news on May 23rd, 2013
EU: One in two LGBT people discriminated against, new study finds
Today the EU Fundamental Rights Agency will publish the first-ever comparative study on the experience of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the 27 Member States and Croatia. It finds that almost one in two (47%) LGBT people felt discriminated …
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Posted in Press releases, Recent news on May 17th, 2013
Groundbreaking LGBT research to be published next week angers religious conservatives
Next week the EU’s Agency for Fundamental Rights will present the results of two years’ research into the discrimination and violence experienced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in the EU and Croatia. The LGBT survey received over 93,000 validated …
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Posted in Press releases, Recent news on May 8th, 2013
EU Court of Justice: Preliminary ruling on homophobic statement by Romanian football club owner
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling on the responsibility of employers in the case of homophobic or discriminatory statements. George Becali, a former Romanian MEP notorious for his homophobic statements and currently owner of …
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Posted in Press releases, Recent news on April 26th, 2013
European Parliament takes stock of LGBT rights in Western Balkans and Turkey
Last week the European Parliament adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed recommendations on LGBT rights to Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo and Turkey.
Tags: croatia enlargement kosovo montenegro serbia turkeyPosted in Press releases, Recent news on April 22nd, 2013
LGBT rights in Ukraine closely scrutinised as European Parliament consents to easier visa rules
Today the European Parliament gave its binding consent to easier visa rules for Ukrainian citizens. Members of the European Parliament had expressed serious concern about two homophobic draft laws, insisting the EU shouldn’t turn a blind eye to human rights abuses.
Tags: freedom of speech ukrainePosted in Press releases, Recent news on April 18th, 2013
European Parliament tells Commission to step up work on transgender issues
Today the European Parliament asked the European Commission to step up its work against the discrimination faced by transgender people when purchasing or accessing goods and services. This is the latest in a series of Parliament request in favour of …
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Posted in Press releases, Recent news on April 16th, 2013
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
The European Parliament wants to outlaw homophobic crime and speech in the EU
Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text calls on the European Commission to add homophobia and transphobia to the list of EU-sanctioned hate speech and violence.
Tags: anti-discrimination directive hate violencePosted in Press releases, Recent news on March 14th, 2013
