Seminar: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law 3rd September 2012 1520 0 0 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...
EU law to protect victims of crime due to sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression 12th September 2012 1386 0 0 Today the European Parliament agreed on a new Directive on the rights guaranteed to victims of crime in the EU. Notably, it provides specific...
Three Members of the European Parliament head to Belgrade Pride 20th September 2012 1506 0 0 Three Members of the European Parliament will attend this year’s Belgrade Pride. Marije Cornelissen, Jelko Kacin and Keith Taylor will meet...
Summary: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law 28th September 2012 2085 0 0 On Wednesday 26 September the LGBT Intergroup hosted the seminar Trans and intersex people: Challenges for EU law. The event was attended by...
MEPs condemn new Ukraine censorship law 3rd October 2012 1429 0 0 Yesterday the Ukrainian Parliament passed a bill banning public discussion of sexual orientation and gender identity, in a move similar to Russia...
Belgrade Pride banned again for 2012 3rd October 2012 1407 0 0 Serbia’s Ministry of Interior announced today they would ban this year’s Belgrade Pride, just three days before it was due to take...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Iceland 11th October 2012 1530 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important information on the situation...
Macedonia: MEPs worry about increasingly homophobic climate 23rd October 2012 1410 0 0 A young activist was attacked on Sunday in Skopje, where a growing climate of intolerance towards lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people...
European Parliament starts work on EU-wide action plan for LGBT rights 26th October 2012 1408 0 0 This week the European Parliament released a study on a potential EU roadmap for LGBT equality. Such an EU action plan would draw together new...
