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Gay couple at US rally. The EU commission gives the same health and pensions perks to married couples and "stable partnerships" (Photo: Fritz Liess)

EU commission shows pride in gay rights rulebook

The European Commission's internal gay rights policy has been described as "quite impressive" by campaigners. But activists would like to see more EU policing of homophobia in member states.

The commission, which employs around 25,000 people in Brussels, and which sees itself as a model "modern working environment" outlined its staffing policy in a statement prepared for EUobserver in June.

The paper noted that rules forbid discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation, with a n...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

Gay couple at US rally. The EU commission gives the same health and pensions perks to married couples and "stable partnerships" (Photo: Fritz Liess)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.

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