Equality and LGBTI Rights

Europe is the most gay-friendly region on the globe, but problems remain and Latin America is catching up.

Veteran European ombudsman Emily O'Reilly has cautioned about the risks of tobacco lobbying's influence on the European Commission.

The so-called "European degree" is to be a new type of diploma, awarded after transnational programmes run at national, regional or institutional level — and on a voluntary basis.

The EU will have to step up its efforts to tackle looming demographic challenges over the next five years. If not, the bloc faces "sleepwalking into dark scenarios", warns EU commission vice-president Dubravka Šuica.

The European Commission on Wednesday proposed a new package to improve the rights of trainees, including a directive to tackle bogus internships — but not a ban on unpaid internships.

Illegal profits from forced labour around the world have increased by 37 percent in the last decade to a total of $236bn a year — 73 percent of it comes from the commercial sexual exploitation of victims, new report shows.