Tag: Marc Angel
The Commission proceeds with the two LGBTIQ-specific infringement procedures against Hungary
On 2 December 2021, the European Commission published its December infringement package1 Included in these decisions are the two reasoned opinions addressed to the Hungarian government on the first-ever two LGBTIQ-specific cases.
The killing of the Italian bill against hate crime and hate speech in the Senate is the perfect reason why European legislation is needed
On 27 October 2021, the majority of the Italian Senate voted to kill a bill on measures to prevent violence and discrimination on the grounds of sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability.
European Commission launches 3 infringement procedures against Hungary and Poland on LGBTIQ issues
On 15 July, 2021, the European Commission announced the launching of 3 infringement
procedures against Hungary and Poland during its midday press conference.1
The European Parliament declared the EU an «LGBTIQ Freedom Zone»
After the debate on the resolution tabled for plenary yesterday, the European Parliament adopted yesterday the «Declaration of the EU as an LGBTIQ Freedom Zone».
The most recent homophobic murder in Belgium is a shocking reminder of the progress we must do on LGBTIQ-phobia
On Saturday, 6 March 2021, David Polfliet, a 42 year old man, was found dead in a park in Beveren.
The SLAPPs against LGBTI activists in Poland are attempts at stifling democratic participation
As acknowledged by the European Commission in the European Democracy Action Plan,i strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) are «a particular form of harassment increasingly used against journalists and others involved in protecting the public interest. […] Their purpose is to censor, intimidate and silence critics by burdening them with the cost of a legal defence until they abandon their criticism or opposition».