Plenary summary: Criminalisation LGBT people Egypt, Nigeria; Anti-discrimination law Ukraine 18th July 2014 1645 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting Jean-Claude Juncker in as the new Commission President, the...
MEPs ask Commission for action as situation LGBT people in Russia worsens 25th July 2014 1407 0 0 Yesterday, six Members of the European Parliament asked the Commission in a written question how it will keep pressure on Russia to respect the...
Plenary Summary: Pope receives rainbow scarf; Parliament condemns violence against LGBT Iraqis 28th November 2014 1320 0 0 The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from voting for LGBTI rights and sexual and reproductive health rights...
Plenary summary: violence LGBTI people Iraq, Syria; EU Fundamental Rights mechanism 13th February 2015 1477 0 0 During its first February Plenary session, the European Parliament adopted a report calling for an LGBT non-discrimination clause in a future...
Irish trans activist Lydia Foy receives European Citizen’s Prize 2015 15th October 2015 2028 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament handed out the European Citizen’s Prize to Lydia Foy, an Irish transgender woman who fought for legal...
Strasbourg court rules refusal to recognise residence rights same-sex partner discriminatory 4th July 2016 1757 0 0 Thursday, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in Taddeucci and McCall v Italy, that the refusal to grant one partner in a same-sex couple a...
European Parliament calls for further protection LGBTI people at work 19th September 2016 1533 0 0 In a report on the implementation of the EU’s Employment Equality Directive, the European parliament has called for further measures to...
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 23rd November 2016 1612 0 0 Earlier this month, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The...
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBTI rights 14th December 2016 1655 0 0 Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The report assesses how fundamental...
