Hungarian Presidency of the EU plans on ignoring homophobia 25th January 2011 1406 0 0 Today the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, representing the 27 EU governments until July 2011, failed to outline any...
European Parliament repeats call for EU-wide anti-discrimination Directive 26th October 2011 1228 0 0 Twice this week, the European Parliament repeated it wants to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation across the EU. The Parliament...
The European Parliament wants all-around equality for LGBT people 13th March 2012 1359 0 0 The European Parliament has just adopted its annual report on equality between women and men in the European Union. The text looks at recent...
Public hearing on the anti-discrimination Directive 19th March 2012 1448 0 0 Tomorrow the European Parliament Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs will hold a special hearing: ‘Unblocking the...
The European Parliament wants to outlaw homophobic crime and speech in the EU 14th March 2013 1545 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text...
EU Court of Justice: Preliminary ruling on homophobic statement by Romanian football club owner 26th April 2013 1671 0 0 Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling on the responsibility of employers in the case of homophobic or...
Press conference: EU anti-discrimination law still stalled after 5 years, MEPs regret 2nd July 2013 1324 0 0 Today marks five years since the European Commission proposed a law banning discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, but also age...
Plenary summary: Anti-discrimination Directive, Roadmap, Hungary, Lithuania, Nigeria 4th July 2013 1516 0 0 During its July 2013 plenary session, the European Parliament adopted resolutions mentioning the anti-discrimination directive, the LGBTI Roadmap...
Despite opposition, Parliament takes stock of LGBT equality in new report 27th February 2014 1513 0 0 Today the European Parliament voted its annual report on fundamental rights in the European Union. The report includes an extensive overview of...