Response to the parliamentary question on new anti-discrimination law in Macedonia
The European Commission has responded to an earlier parliamentary question from the Intergroup concerning Macedonia’s new...
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Parliamentary question to the Commission: Action with regard to mob violence in Surabaya, Indonesia
Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Raül...
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Recognising same-sex unions across the EU ‘not a priority’ for the Commission
In a memo published yesterday, the European Commission failed to mention the mutual recognition of same-sex unions across EU borders as a priority...
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European Commission: Macedonian anti-discrimination law falls short of EU standards
Angela Filote, European Commission Spokesperson for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following official...
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Anti-discrimination law in Macedonia: Ultimately, LGBT people will have to be protected
Update: The European Commission states that the adopted law falls short of EU standards On the 8th April 2010, the Parliament of the Republic of...
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Polish Human Rights Ombudsman supported Intergroup complaint
Polish Human Rights Ombudsman Dr Janusz Kochanowski, recently deceased in the tragic Smolensk plane accident, had recently written to the...
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Lithuanian Prosecutor upholds permit for Baltic Pride
See earlier story: Lithuanian Parliamentarians try to overturn permit for international LGBT Pride in Vilnius Lithuania’s Prosecutor General...
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Council of Europe unanimously adopts Recommendation to combat LGBT discrimination
The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers unanimously adopted Recommendation 2010/5 on measures to combat discrimination on grounds of...
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Several Members of the European Parliament wrote today to the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, urging them to reconsider...
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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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