Newsroom – Page 34 – The European Parliament's LGBTIQ+ Intergroup

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On March 26, the Kyrgyz Parliament published a draft bill, proposing to impose tough sanctions for anyone speaking or acting in a way that creates...

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Yesterday, the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled that women who become mothers via surrogacy do not have an automatic right to...

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At the Council of the Heads of the Christian Orthodox Church held in Istanbul last week, Cyprus’ Archbishop Chrysostomos urged all Orthodox...

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On 5 March, the LGBT Intergroup held a seminar “10 years of LGBT rights: Successes, failures, challenges.” Under the chairing of...

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The Strasbourg week is over, so it is time for a plenary update. Apart from passing the data protection package, which includes important privacy...

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This afternoon Parliament adopted a strong resolution [LINK] condemning the Nigerian and Ugandan anti-LGBT laws, and calling on the Commission and...

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Today, the European Parliament adopted two new laws at first reading to reform data protection in the European Union. Until now, the EU regulated...

On Tuesday, the European Parliament adopted the Parvanova report, which calls on the Commission to present a strategy on combating violence...

Today the European Parliament voted its annual report on fundamental rights in the European Union. The report includes an extensive overview of...

Today President of Uganda Museveni signed the Anti-Homosexuality Bill into law, worsening the situation for LGBT people dramatically. The new law...