Tags: european commission
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Support to promote equality for transgender people
Today ten Members of the European Parliament asked the European Commission whether it planned to provide funding specifically to transgender organisations working in the EU, as well as at the national level in Member States.
Tags: european commission transgenderPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on March 4th, 2011
Response to the parliamentary question on the depathologisation of gender identity disorder
European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection John Dalli answered a parliamentary question on the depathologisation of gender identity disorder: The Commission refers the Honourable Members to its answer to written question P‑2625/10, in which the Commission explained the ongoing …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on January 21st, 2011
European Commission issues clear statement on mutual recognition of same-sex unions
The European Commission issued a clear statement on the 1st December, explaining that the mutual recognition of existing marriages and partnerships between people of the same sex was indeed a competence of the European Union.
Tags: european commission free movement stockholm programmePosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on December 7th, 2010
Intergroup event discussed mutual recognition of same-sex unions
On the 21st October 2010, the LGBT Intergroup held a meeting in Strasbourg to discuss the mutual recognition of same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in the EU.
Tags: european commission free movementPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 11th, 2010
Slow progress for LGBT people in EU accession countries
Today the European Commission released its annual reports on the progress made towards accessing the EU. The documents assess recent evolutions in all areas related to the European Union, including fundamental rights in each of the four candidate countries (Croatia, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 9th, 2010
Polish Minister for Equal Treatment sends censorship requests to organisations and media
Following reports that the European Commission disagreed with her interpretation of EU law, Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment Elżbieta Radziszewska formally requested that Polish media and non-governmental organisations take down articles reporting on this disagreement.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission polandPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 3rd, 2010
Open letter to Polish Minister following censorship threats
Following requests by the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment to take down articles reporting on her disagreement with the European Commission, MEPs wrote in support of the statements, and warning against libel threats to the media and non-governmental organisations.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission polandPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 3rd, 2010
European Commission disagrees with the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
The European Commission has responded to parliamentary questions from Michael Cashman and Raül Romeva i Rueda MEPs, following remarks made on TV by the Polish Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission parliamentary question polandPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on October 26th, 2010
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Depathologisation of gender identity disorder
On the occasion of the International Day for Depathologisation of Trans Identities on the 23rd October 2010, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights has asked the European Commission what it would do to depathologise gender identity disorder.
Tags: european commission transgenderPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on October 23rd, 2010
MEPs ask urgent questions to the Commission on Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
Following a growing row in Poland over homophobic comments by the Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment, Members of the European Parliament have asked the European Commission to clarify their position over several points.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission parliamentary question polandPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on September 27th, 2010
