Tension over Europe's gay rights role
28.10.10 @ 19:46
Gay rights organisations openly acknowledge the crucial role played by European institutions in securing recent advances in the area, but concerns over top-down decision making and rising bureaucracy tell a more nuanced backstory.
EU officials tell Africa to shape up on gay rights
18.05.11 @ 09:30
EU development commissioner Andris Piebalgs and his predecessor, Louis Michel, have spoken out against homophobia at a meeting of EU, African and Caribbean politicians.
EU parliament united against homophobia
16.05.11 @ 17:27
We are proud to be members of a parliament that represents 500 million Europeans, and condemns the discrimination of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, writes the leaders of the the intergroup on LGBT rights in the EU parliament.
No mass free EU visas for gay march, Poland explains
12.05.11 @ 22:00
Barring a few special cases, the Polish foreign ministry has explained that it will not issue gratis EU visas to people from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine keen to take part in a gay pride march in Warsaw.
Czech sexuality tests not legal, EU commission says
17.05.11 @ 18:22
The practice by Czech authorities of checking via 'phallometric tests' if an asylum seeker is really homosexual and thus a potential victim in his home country is not in line with EU asylum laws and fundamental rights, EU home affairs chief Cecilia Malmstrom has said.
Cyprus is least gay-friendly EU country, study says
16.05.11 @ 17:24
Cyprus is the least gay-friendly EU country followed by Italy, Latvia and Malta according to a new report out by gay-rights group ILGA-Europe.
EU diplomats urge Russia to allow gay pride march
12.05.11 @ 17:45
EU diplomats have tried and failed to get Russia to allow a historic gay pride march in Moscow, but foreign relations chief Catherine Ashton is to keep up pressure.
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Gay couples should enjoy equal pension rights, says EU court
10.05.11 @ 18:17
Members of same-sex civil partnerships should enjoy the same pension rights as heterosexual married couples, EU's top court said on Tuesday in a ruling which sets an important precedent for the LGBTI community.
Poland waives EU visa costs for gay pride march
10.05.11 @ 17:14
The Polish foreign ministry has said people from Belarus, Russia and Ukraine who want to take part in a gay pride march in Warsaw in June will be able to enter the EU for free.
Equality and LGBTI Rights
10.05.11 @ 17:03
EUOBSERVER / FOCUS - With the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia approaching, EUobserver puts the spotlight on the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people in Europe.
EU parliament backs anti-homophobia day
10.05.11 @ 17:14
EU parliament President Jerzy Buzek has thrown his weight behind international anti-homophobia day in remarks to plenary and in opening a pro-gay rights photo exhibition in the assembly.
Reformed EU neighbourhood policy to stress minority rights
10.05.11 @ 17:14
An upcoming review of the EU's multi-billion euro neighbourhood policy is expected to feature calls to protect "minority" groups but is unlikely to include specific demands for greater gay rights in north Africa and the Middle East.
Gay rights uneven throughout Europe, agency says
01.12.10 @ 17:44
The rights situation for lesbian, gay, bi- and transsexual (LGBT) people is very uneven throughout the EU, with improvements in Portugal and Sweden and more restrictions in Bulgaria, Estonia and Romania, a report from EU's fundamental rights agency (FRA) shows.
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