European Parliament disapproves of new Hungarian constitution 5th July 2011 1421 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the revised Hungarian constitution. Recalling Hungary’s obligations under...
Upcoming Intergroup event: Putting equality in the Multiannual Financial Framework 28th February 2012 1464 0 0 Next week the Intergroup will co-host a seminar on the Rights and Citizenship Programme recently proposed by the European Commission. This is the...
Latest EU survey on discrimination includes sexual orientation and gender identity 26th November 2012 1870 0 0 The European Commission has published its latest survey on discrimination in the EU, including on grounds of sexual orientation and for the first...
European Parliament tells Commission to step up work on transgender issues 16th April 2013 1361 0 0 Today the European Parliament asked the European Commission to step up its work against the discrimination faced by transgender people when...
EU Court of Justice: Preliminary ruling on homophobic statement by Romanian football club owner 26th April 2013 1680 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...
European Parliament Committee rejects report on discrimination at work 26th September 2013 1365 0 0 The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has just rejected a draft report on discrimination at work, judging it was...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 1497 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 17th October 2013 1669 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on...
Summary: Achieving the right to health of LGBTI people 15th November 2013 1698 0 0 On 6 November, the LGBT Intergroup co-hosted a high-level hearing on the challenges and obstacles lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex...
