Serbia and Kosovo need to step up efforts to guarantee the rights of LGBT people, Parliament says 16th January 2014 824 0 0 This week the European Parliament adopted two of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. In the reports on...
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey 17th October 2013 1038 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 997 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...
Belgrade Pride banned for third year sends wrong signal for accession, MEPs say 30th September 2013 928 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...
MEPs condemn homophobic violence in Skopje 25th June 2013 775 0 0 On Saturday, Skopje’s LGBT Centre was attacked as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were watching a movie inside for the annual...
Western Balkans: European Parliament completes annual LGBT assessment 23rd May 2013 897 0 0 This week the European Parliament adopted three new reports on the EU accession process for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic...
European Parliament takes stock of LGBT rights in Western Balkans and Turkey 22nd April 2013 862 0 0 Last week the European Parliament adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed...
International Women’s Day: UN Committee / Police violence against trans women in Turkey 8th March 2013 858 0 0 On International Women’s Day, Intergroup Co-Presidents Ulrike Lunacek and Michael Cashman recall that violence remains a dire reality for...
Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination 11th February 2013 835 0 0 The European Committee on Social Rights has released its conclusions on Turkey’s conformity with the European Social Charter, a European...
