Tag: European Union
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Definitive answer within reach for same-sex couple seeking recognition in Romania
The Romanian Constitutional Court has announced that it will refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the case of a same-sex couple who wish to be recognised as spouses in Romania.
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Europe : Six steps to improve the state of the Union – not just another joint statement
ILGA-Europe, together with 176 other civil society organisations, are asking European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to pause for a moment in advance of the 2016 State of the Union and start to refocus the EU agenda on what matters for people: that their fundamental rights are protected; that their children grow up in an open and tolerant society; that the most vulnerable are treated with dignity and respect.
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Istanbul Pride march cancelled, activists and politicians dispersed and arrested
Sunday’s (26 June) Pride March in Istanbul was cancelled after it was banned by Istanbul’s governor. German MEP Terry Reintke, 17 activists and 2 international supporters were briefly arrested and later released. The arrests happened after participants gathered in the streets of Istanbul. Police dispersed the crowd.
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Jeremy Corbyn blamed of Brexit by LGBT people at London Pride
LGBT people chanted it’s Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn fault for the Brexit when he visited London Pride today.
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UK petition for second EU referendum signed by over 3 mil – growing rapidly
So many wants to sign the UK petition that has crashed the website this morning – the site is run by UK government.
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Brits are frantically Googling what the EU is, hours after voting to leave it
The whole world is reeling after a milestone referendum in Britain to leave the European Union. And although leaders of the campaign to exit Europe are crowing over their victory, it seems many Britons may not even know what they had actually voted for.