New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Iceland 11th October 2012 1528 0 0 The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important information on the situation...
Summary: Roundtable on LGBT Rights in the Western Balkans 26th November 2012 1558 0 0 On 22 November, the Intergroup hosted a roundtable on LGBT Rights in the Western Balkans where MEPs and the Commission exchanged with LGBT...
Turkey continues to allow and encourage discrimination 11th February 2013 1371 0 0 The European Committee on Social Rights has released its conclusions on Turkey’s conformity with the European Social Charter, a European...
International Women’s Day: UN Committee / Police violence against trans women in Turkey 8th March 2013 1416 0 0 On International Women’s Day, Intergroup Co-Presidents Ulrike Lunacek and Michael Cashman recall that violence remains a dire reality for...
European Parliament takes stock of LGBT rights in Western Balkans and Turkey 22nd April 2013 1376 0 0 Last week the European Parliament adopted five of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed...
Western Balkans: European Parliament completes annual LGBT assessment 23rd May 2013 1436 0 0 This week the European Parliament adopted three new reports on the EU accession process for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic...
MEPs condemn homophobic violence in Skopje 25th June 2013 1284 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...
Belgrade Pride banned for third year sends wrong signal for accession, MEPs say 30th September 2013 1446 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...
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens 14th October 2013 1501 0 0 Last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’. Unfortunately, the package leaves out measures...