European Commission signs trade deal with countries jailing and killing homosexuals
Negotiations came to a close last Friday over the revised Cotonou Agreement, which delineates political and trade relations between the European...
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Public Letter to the Lithuanian Parliament: Don’t ban Baltic Pride!
Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius publicly responded to our letter, saying that Lithuania was as tolerant as Norway or Denmark. Sent to...
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Lithuanian Parliamentarians try to overturn permit for international LGBT Pride in Vilnius
Update: Lithuanian Prosecutor upholds permit for Baltic Pride Only two weeks after the enactment of a controversial Law on the Protection of...
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International Women’s Day event: Lunacek enquires about protection of lesbian women’s rights
Today the European Parliament hosted a high-level conference celebrating International Women’s Day 2010. The event investigated EU action in...
Learn more Parliamentary question to the Commission: LGBT issues in European Neighbourhood Policy Progress Reports
Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Sophie...
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The European Court of Human Rights keeps Poland in line with LGBT rights
The European Parliament’s Intergroup on LGBT Rights welcomed a recent decision by the European Court of Human Rights. The court in Strasbourg...
Learn more Lithuanian law on the ‘protection’ of minors enters the statute book
The Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information is entering into force today. The law bars...
Learn more Intergroup writes to Polish MP on homophobic remarks
Update: Read the response letter from the Polish Ombudsman To: Stanisław Pięta MP Cc: Jan Tombiński, Permanent Representative of Poland to the EU...
Learn more Parliamentary question to the Commission: New anti-discrimination law in Macedonia
Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Raül...
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Macedonian Parliament debates proposed anti-discrimination law with Euro MP
Today the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia held a public debate on a proposed anti-discrimination law that falls short of...
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