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Gay rights campaign highlights gaps in EU support

27.01.12 @ 09:05

By EUOBSERVER

Gay rights group Ilga says that MEPs from former Communist EU member states and some Mediterranean countries, notably Italy, made up the largest group of euro-deputies who declined to sign up to its new awareness campaign: 'Be bothered.' The new parliament president, German Socialist Martin Schulz, did get on board.