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LGBTI rights are still key to EU integration, says European Parliament
The European Parliament adopted on 29 November 2018 its annual reports on five candidate and potential candidate countries. The reports call on Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Albania, Kosovo and Albania to strengten their efforts to address discrimination, violence and hate speech …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 29th, 2018
Parliament calls on Turkey, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania to respect LGBTI rights
In the last of its annual progress reports on accession countries, the European Parliament evaluated the situation in Turkey, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania, including the situation of LGBTI people. Earlier this year, the Parliament already evaluated progress in Kosovo, …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 19th, 2016
New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Tuesday, the European Commission’s published its annual progress reports on accession states’ progress towards EU Membership. The reports include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in those 7 countries. The European …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 12th, 2015
European Parliament asks Bosnia-Herzegovina and Albania to step up efforts on LGBTI rights
Last week, the European Parliament adopted its annual progress reports on Albania and Bosnia-Herzegovina. MEPs underlined the need to do more to further equality of LGBTI people. In the report on Albania, MEPs welcome “the setting up of a working …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 6th, 2015
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important and extensive information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in those 8 countries. More so than previous years, the Commission reported extensively on problems of discrimination and violence against LGBTI people throughout all accession reports.
Tags: albania anti-discrimination bosniaandherzegovina enlargement hate crime iceland kosovo macedonia montenegro serbia turkeyPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 17th, 2013
New EU accession reports: LGBT rights in South-Eastern Europe, Turkey and Iceland
The European Commission’s annual reports on accession countries were published yesterday, and include important information on the situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in those 9 countries. Both positive and negative developments are noted.
Tags: albania bosniaandherzegovina croatia enlargement iceland kosovo macedonia montenegro serbia turkeyPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on October 11th, 2012
Albanian Minister calls for homophobic violence, admonished by Prime Minister
Albania’s Deputy Defense Minister recently called to homophobic violence against Albanian citizens planning to organise the country’s first LGBT pride march in spring. He was swiftly rebuked by the Prime Minister.
Tags: albania enlargement hate speechPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 27th, 2012
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
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights