News for 2010
Intergroup event discussed mutual recognition of same-sex unions
On the 21st October 2010, the LGBT Intergroup held a meeting in Strasbourg to discuss the mutual recognition of same-sex marriages and civil partnerships in the EU.
Tags: european commission freedom of movementPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 11th, 2010
Slow progress for LGBT people in EU accession countries
Today the European Commission released its annual reports on the progress made towards accessing the EU. The documents assess recent evolutions in all areas related to the European Union, including fundamental rights in each of the four candidate countries (Croatia, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 9th, 2010
Turkish LGBT activists: More pressure from the EU, equality now
Ulrike Lunacek MEP, Co-president of the LGBT Intergroup, held a lunch debate with LGBT activists in Istanbul on the occasion of the Greens/EFA conference “Turkey in Europe”.
Tags: enlargement turkeyPosted in: News stories, Recent news on November 4th, 2010
Polish Minister for Equal Treatment sends censorship requests to organisations and media
Following reports that the European Commission disagreed with her interpretation of EU law, Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment Elżbieta Radziszewska formally requested that Polish media and non-governmental organisations take down articles reporting on this disagreement.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission polandPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 3rd, 2010
Open letter to Polish Minister following censorship threats
Following requests by the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment to take down articles reporting on her disagreement with the European Commission, MEPs wrote in support of the statements, and warning against libel threats to the media and non-governmental organisations.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission polandPosted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on November 3rd, 2010
European Commission disagrees with the Polish Government Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment
The European Commission has responded to parliamentary questions from Michael Cashman and Raül Romeva i Rueda MEPs, following remarks made on TV by the Polish Government’s Plenipotentiary for Equal Treatment.
Tags: anti-discrimination european commission parliamentary question polandPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on October 26th, 2010
Parliamentary question to the Commission: Depathologisation of gender identity disorder
On the occasion of the International Day for Depathologisation of Trans Identities on the 23rd October 2010, the Intergroup on LGBT Rights has asked the European Commission what it would do to depathologise gender identity disorder.
Tags: european commission transgenderPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on October 23rd, 2010
EUobserver.com: ‘A coffee with the Co-presidents’
EUobsever.com sat down for coffee with Michael Cashman and Ulrike Lunacek MEPs to discuss their work in the Intergroup.
Posted in: News stories, Recent news on October 22nd, 2010
Breaking news: European Court of Human Rights rules Russia must allow LGBT Pride marches
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg today ruled that by repeatedly banning LGBT Pride marches, Russia breached Articles 11 (freedom of assembly and association), 13 (right to an effective remedy) and 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human …
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Podcast: Transgender rights
For the October edition of the podcast, we’re welcoming Raül Romeva i Rueda and Marije Cornelissen, two Green MEPs involved in the mainstreaming of transgender rights into the work of the European Parliament.
Tags: transgenderPosted in: Podcast, Recent news on October 14th, 2010
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights