Historic vote extends EU asylum standards to transgender people 27th October 2011 1390 0 0 Today the European Parliament formally adopted a new set of asylum rules for the European Union. The binding rules now include gender identity as...
Swedish government upholds forced sterilisation for transgender people 16th January 2012 1458 0 0 Members of the Swedish government announced last week the governing coalition would not seek to repeal current requirements for transgender people...
Human rights in the world: European Parliament zooms in on LGBT rights 18th April 2012 1479 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted its annual report on human rights in the world, paying close attention to EU action for the human rights of...
Intergroup welcomes new Commission report on trans and intersex discrimination 11th June 2012 1442 0 0 The European Commission has just published a new report, ‘Discrimination against trans and intersex people on the grounds of sex, gender...
Seminar: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law 3rd September 2012 1560 0 0 Following the publication of a new report on trans and intersex people under EU law, the LGBT Intergroup will host a seminar to present the report...
Summary: Trans and intersex people – Challenges for EU law 28th September 2012 2130 0 0 On Wednesday 26 September the LGBT Intergroup hosted the seminar Trans and intersex people: Challenges for EU law. The event was attended by...
New report takes stock of fundamental rights in the EU, including LGBT rights 12th December 2012 1582 0 0 Today the European Parliament adopted a new comprehensive report on fundamental rights in the EU. The document includes an extensive snapshot of...
European Parliament tells Commission to step up work on transgender issues 16th April 2013 1401 0 0 Today the European Parliament asked the European Commission to step up its work against the discrimination faced by transgender people when...
Major EU fund for employment and social inclusion will combat discrimination 20th November 2013 1363 0 0 Today, the European Parliament adopted a regulation defining the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF) for the period 2014-2020. For the...
