Tag: Viviane Reding
LGBT activists meet with Commissioner Reding on the occasion of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia
On 17 May, the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), Viviane Reding, the Vice President of the European Commission and Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship, meet with ILGA-Europe’s secretariat and representatives of ILGA-Europe memberships and LGBTI communities.
Exhibition about same-sex families in the heart of the European
Yesterday was the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. This year ILGA-Europe highlights the issues of same-sex families and the legal obstacles that they face due to the lack of legal recognition in Europe.
New report on fundamental rights in the EU: More political courage needed, say MEPs
Today the European Commission issued the first Annual Report on the Application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The EU’s own ‘Bill of Rights’ lays down a binding legal framework to protect human rights in the European Union, including non-discrimination on grounds of sex and sexual orientation.