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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
EU Parliament demands action on LGBTI rights in Western Balkans
Yesterday, the European Parliament adopted three of its annual reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. In those reports MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people in Macedonia, Serbia and Kosovo, and recommended the countries to improve the situation. In …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 15th, 2017
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New EU accession reports: LGBTI rights in the Western Balkans and Turkey
Earlier this month, 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. …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on November 23rd, 2016
Parliament urges Montenegro and FYR Macedonia to step up efforts against LGBTI discrimination
Today, the European Parliament adopted two of its annual progress reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs addressed recommendations on LGBTI rights to Montenegro and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Discrimination, hate speech and hate crime against …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 10th, 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 reviews progress on LGBTI rights Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
Today the European Parliament adopted four of its annual reports for candidate and potential candidate EU countries. MEPs have assessed the rights of LGBTI people, and recommended the countries to improve the situation. In its report on Montenegro, the Parliament …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 11th, 2015
FYR Macedonia votes to ban same-sex marriage and create constitutional obstacle future civil unions
Yesterday, the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) voted to constitutionally define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Furthermore, it created a constitutional hurdle to possible future legislation on same-sex civil unions. The …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 21st, 2015
MEPs take stock of LGBT rights in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia and Montenegro
Today, the European Parliament adopted three of its annual reports on the EU accession process for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Montenegro. Last month, MEPs already examined the situation in Serbia and Kosovo. In its report on …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 6th, 2014
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
MEPs condemn homophobic violence in Skopje
On Saturday, Skopje’s LGBT Centre was attacked as lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people were watching a movie inside for the annual Pride celebrations.
Tags: enlargement macedoniaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 25th, 2013
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights