Category: Europe – LGBTQ Rights
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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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EU shifts gear with adoption of LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
The publication today of a five-year EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy marks a qualitative shift from the European Commission towards playing its full role to defend and protect LGBTI rights in times of real backlash, says Europe’s largest LGBTI umbrella organisation, ILGA-Europe.
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Bill banning LGBTQ parades submitted to Polish parliament
A proposed anti-LGBTQ law has been submitted to the Polish parliament.
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Homophobic Estonia’s interior minister: Let our gays run to Sweden
Mart Helme, Estonia’s current interior minister and one of the leaders of the governing populist Estonian Conservative People’s Party (EKRE) told in an interview with Deutsche Welle that his attitude towards gays is unfriendly and Estonian gays could be better off in Sweden.
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Irish town cuts ties with Polish twin, due to homophobia
The Fermoy Twinning Committee in Co Cork has officially terminated its twinning relationship with Nowa Dęba in Poland which has been designated as an «LGBTQ-free zone».
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The EC’s Rule of Law reports are a positive step forward, but they must be part of a more comprehensive strategy
On 30 September, the European Commission published its annual report with country chapters assessing the Rule of Law in all 27 Members States.