News for June, 2012

Ulrike Lunacek and Kinga Göncz MEPs

Intergroup MEPs open EuroGames in Budapest

Members of the European Parliament have taken part in the official opening of the EuroGames 2012 in Budapest, the Hungarian capital. Every year, the EuroGames gather LGBT athletes and their friends.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 29th, 2012
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Open letter to Budapest Mayor and Assembly: Don’t ban Pride

Today Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to the mayor and parliament of Budapest, urging them to allow and protect the upcoming LGBT pride march on 7 July.

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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 14th, 2012
Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the EU

Future EU human rights ambassador should promote LGBT rights, Parliament says

The European Parliament has recommended that the future EU Special Representative for Human Rights, soon to be appointed, should promote the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people worldwide.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 13th, 2012
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FRA: Registered partners should have the same property rights as spouses under EU law

The Fundamental Rights Agency has said Monday that European Commission proposals to facilitate couples’ free movement may not be in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 12th, 2012
Trans and intersex people - Discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender identity and gender expression

Intergroup welcomes new Commission report on trans and intersex discrimination

The European Commission has just published a new report, ‘Discrimination against trans and intersex people on the grounds of sex, gender identity and gender expression‘. With it, the European Commission looks into the situation of trans and intersex people for … 
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 11th, 2012
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Riga: Baltic Pride 2012 took place peacefully

The 2012 edition of Baltic Pride unfolded peacefully in the centre of Riga, the Latvian capital. The pride event gathers LGBT people from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania every year.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on June 9th, 2012