Tag: Raül Romeva
EU Court of Justice: Same-sex partners must have same work benefits as married couples
Thursday, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) explained that under EU law, an employee who is in a same-sex civil partnership should receive the same benefits as foreseen for married employees—in case a civil partnership is the highest form of union they can access.
European Parliament adopts EU financial package on rights and equality for 2014-2020
Today the European Parliament has adopted the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014-2020. The €439 million programme will contribute to combating homophobia and discrimination against transsexual persons.
Turkey’s Democracy Reform Package fails LGBT citizens
At the end of last month, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan presented a ‘Democracy reform package’, including constitutional reforms, an anti-discrimination bill and a proposal for an amendment to hate crime and hate speech law.
European Parliament Committee rejects report on discrimination at work
The European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs has just rejected a draft report on discrimination at work, judging it was imbalanced and weakly worded.
EU Court of Justice: Preliminary ruling on homophobic statement by Romanian football club
Yesterday the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling on the responsibility of employers in the case of homophobic or discriminatory statements.
The European Parliament wants to outlaw homophobic crime and speech in the EU
Today the European Parliament adopted a non-binding resolution on strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime. The text calls on the European Commission to add homophobia and transphobia to the list of EU-sanctioned hate speech and violence.