Commissioner Viviane Reding: The Charter of Fundamental Rights must become a reality for EU citizens 22nd June 2010 1406 0 0 Speaking at the European Parliament this morning, the European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship said she was keen on...
Human Rights Chair sends support to St Petersburg Pride 7th July 2010 1443 0 0 The Chairwoman of the Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights, Heidi Hautala MEP, sent a message to the participants of St Petersburg...
European Parliament debates the recognition of same-sex unions in the EU 8th September 2010 1733 0 0 Yesterday night, Members of the European Parliament including Intergroup Presidents Michael Cashman, Sophie in’t Veld, Ulrike Lunacek and...
New EU gender equality strategy looks into transgender people’s rights 22nd September 2010 1495 0 0 Yesterday European Commissioner for Fundamental Rights Viviane Reding presented the 2010-2015 Strategy for equality between women and men in the...
MEPs ask urgent questions to the Commission on Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment 27th September 2010 1530 0 0 Following a growing row in Poland over homophobic comments by the Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment, Members of the European...
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Depathologisation of gender identity disorder 23rd October 2010 1374 0 0 On the occasion of the International Day for Depathologisation of Trans Identities on the 23rd October 2010, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights has...
European Commission disagrees with the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment 26th October 2010 1446 0 0 The European Commission has responded to parliamentary questions from Michael Cashman and Raül Romeva i Rueda MEPs, following remarks made on TV...
Open letter to Polish Minister following censorship threats 3rd November 2010 1778 0 0 Following requests by the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment to take down articles reporting on her disagreement with the...
Polish Minister for Equal Treatment sends censorship requests to organisations and media 3rd November 2010 1634 0 0 Following reports that the European Commission disagreed with her interpretation of EU law, Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment...