Tags: macedonia
Macedonia must protect lesbian, gay and bisexual people, says the European Parliament
Today the European Parliament adopted its annual progress report on the accession of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the European Union, asking the country to outlaw discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation.
Tags: anti-discrimination enlargement macedoniaPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 7th, 2011
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
Response to the parliamentary question on new anti-discrimination law in Macedonia
The European Commission has responded to an earlier parliamentary question from the Intergroup concerning Macedonia’s new anti-discrimination law: The Commission has called upon the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to enact comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation in line with the acquis. As …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on April 23rd, 2010
European Commission: Macedonian anti-discrimination law falls short of EU standards
Angela Filote, European Commission Spokesperson for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, issued the following official statement: “The European Commission calls upon the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to ensure that its comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation is in line with the acquis.
Tags: anti-discrimination enlargement european commission macedoniaPosted in: News stories, Recent news on April 16th, 2010
Anti-discrimination law in Macedonia: Ultimately, LGBT people will have to be protected
Update: The European Commission states that the adopted law falls short of EU standards On the 8th April 2010, the Parliament of the Republic of Macedonia adopted a new anti-discrimination law that fails to mention sexual orientation as a ground …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on April 14th, 2010
Euro MPs to Macedonian Parliament: Don’t vote a deficient anti-discrimination law
Several Members of the European Parliament wrote today to the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, urging them to reconsider voting in plenary on an incomplete government-proposed anti-discrimination law. In its current draft version, the bill does not …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on March 30th, 2010
Parliamentary question to the Commission: New anti-discrimination law in Macedonia
Written parliamentary question asked to the European Commission by: Michael Cashman (UK, S&D) Ulrike Lunacek (Austria, Greens/EFA) Raül Romeva i Rueda (Spain, Greens/EFA) Rui Tavares (Portugal, GUE/GNL)
Tags: anti-discrimination enlargement european commission macedonia parliamentary questionPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on February 23rd, 2010
Macedonian Parliament debates proposed anti-discrimination law with Euro MP
Today the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia held a public debate on a proposed anti-discrimination law that falls short of EU standards, notably for its omission of sexual orientation and gender identity as grounds of discrimination. The …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 22nd, 2010
European Parliament reaffirms LGBT rights are a condition to join the European Union
Today the plenary session of the European Parliament adopted reports on the accession to the European Union for Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey. All three reports call on candidate countries to provide genuine protection to lesbian, …
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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Press releases, Recent news on February 10th, 2010
Macedonia backtracks on protection from discrimination for sexual minorities
The Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia today announced a revised proposal for anti-discrimination legislation that will not refer to sexual orientation in the list of covered grounds. Deputy Minister for Social Policy Spiro Ristovski confirmed the change …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on January 29th, 2010
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights