Belgrade Pride banned for third year sends wrong signal for accession, MEPs say 30th September 2013 1448 0 0 On Friday the Serbian government banned the Belgrade Pride Parade which was due to take place the following day, quoting “serious threats to...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 1502 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...
MEPs welcome the annulment of Moldovan ‘Propaganda Law’ 15th October 2013 1327 0 0 Members of the European Parliament are welcoming the decision by the Moldovan Parliament to annul the law prohibiting the “propagation of any...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 17th October 2013 1672 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on...
Religious and political conservatives block vote on reproductive health and rights report 22nd October 2013 1266 0 0 Members of the European Parliament were due to vote on a report on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights today. Instead, intense lobbying by...
New European Parliament report in the making on a future EU LGBT equality roadmap 4th November 2013 1292 0 0 Tomorrow the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) will start working on a new strategy against...
EU Court of Justice rules sexual orientation valid ground for fear of persecution in asylum procedures 7th November 2013 2086 0 0 Today the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that people fleeing their country with a well-founded fear of being persecuted...
Croatia: MEPs regret Church-led referendum on marriage 18th November 2013 1381 0 0 On 1 December, Croatian citizens will be called to vote on whether to alter the constitution to define marriage as ‘matrimony between a man...
Major EU fund for employment and social inclusion will combat discrimination 20th November 2013 1319 0 0 Today, the European Parliament adopted a regulation defining the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the period 2014-2020. For the...
