News for December 16th, 2013

Commissioner Viviane Reding

European Commission Vice-President boycotts Sochi over minority rights

Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, has announced that she would not attend the Olympic Games in Russia this winter. On Monday, she tweeted that she would “certainly not go to Sochi as long as minorities are treated the way they are under the current Russian legislation”.

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The Court of Justice of the European Union CJEU

EU Court of Justice: Same-sex partners must have same work benefits as married couples

Last Thursday the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled that an employee entering a same-sex civil partnership should receive the same benefits as an employee entering a marriage, in the absence of same-sex marriage.

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