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The EU an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone? The ambition is right, but the reality is very different
In response to the proliferation of over 100 so-called «LGBT-Free zones» in Polish municipalities, the European Parliament today is debating a resolution declaring the EU an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone.
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European Court must rule in favour of a child at risk of statelessness and her family’s freedom of movement in the EU, say leading LGBTI rights organisations
Authorities in Bulgaria have not recognised the valid EU birth certificate of the child of a same-sex couple. On February 9, the Court of Justice of the European Union must clarify that if you are a parent in one EU country, you are a parent in every EU country.
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Renew Europe expels Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments
European Parliament group Renew Europe has expelled Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich over homophobic comments.
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Poland, Hungary face EU regional funds blockage over fundamental rights charter
Respect for the EU charter of fundamental rights could be used to withhold EU money going to projects that trample over democracy or discriminate on the basis of gender or race, an EU official has said.
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Hungary’s constitutional amendments crystalise state-sponsored LGBTI-phobia and the ongoing attacks on LGBTI Hungarians
TUESDAY, the Hungarian Parliament adopted a bill with several constitutional amendments which will
further limit the rights of LGBTI citizens and their lives.
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LGBTI Intergroup Co-Chairs comment on the published EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
Terry Reintke MEP (Greens-EFA), Co-Chair of the LGBTI Intergroup in the European Parliament,
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