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The European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association

ILGA-Europe

ILGA-Europe is a leading regional network advocating for the rights of LGBTI people in Europe and Central Asia.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

19 Jan 2026 · LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

9 Dec 2025 · LGBTIQ and civil society

Meeting with Erik Marquardt (Member of the European Parliament) and European Environmental Bureau and

17 Nov 2025 · CONT Scrutiny Working Group

Meeting with Daniel Freund (Member of the European Parliament) and European Environmental Bureau and

17 Nov 2025 · CONT Scrutiny Working Group

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and AGE Platform Europe and

5 Nov 2025 · Anti-discrimination

Meeting with Carla Tavares (Member of the European Parliament)

15 Oct 2025 · Exchange of views on the next MFF

Meeting with Maria Zafra Saura (Cabinet of Commissioner Michael McGrath)

9 Oct 2025 · Rule of Law, fundamental rights

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

30 Sept 2025 · Pécs Pride

Meeting with Francesco Zoia Bolzonello (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)

12 Sept 2025 · LGBTIQ equality

ILGA-Europe urges EU strategy to protect shrinking civic space

4 Sept 2025
Topic — A new framework to strengthen civil society engagement and fundamental rights.
Message — The organization calls for a coordinated monitoring mechanism to track threats to civic space. They urge the EU to create a protection system for human rights defenders and ensure sustainable funding for advocacy.123
Why — This would provide reliable funding and legal safety for LGBTI advocacy groups.45
Impact — Anti-rights governments face legal action and tighter oversight of their restrictive laws.6
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Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Sept 2025 · LGBTIQ+ rights

Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and

27 Jun 2025 · Mission to Budapest – meeting with CSO,s in the margins of the Budapest Pride

Meeting with Hadja Lahbib (Commissioner) and

6 Jun 2025 · ILGA Europe presenting its organization; EU actions to uphold LGBTIQ rights.

Meeting with Tilly Metz (Member of the European Parliament)

3 Jun 2025 · LGBTI health

Meeting with Ana Carla Pereira (Director Justice and Consumers)

26 May 2025 · Exchange of views on funding opportunities for CSOs, including future of CERV Programme and legal developments in Hungary, namely the anti LGBTIQ legislation, including the anti-pride law

Meeting with Alessandro Zan (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · LGBTQI+

Meeting with Pina Picierno (Member of the European Parliament)

14 May 2025 · Situation of LGBTI rights in Italy and Europe

Meeting with Carolina Morace (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Apr 2025 · Introductory Meeting

Meeting with Sirpa Pietikäinen (Member of the European Parliament)

23 Apr 2025 · LGBTQI+ health

Meeting with Marina Kaljurand (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion)

27 Mar 2025 · Gender Equality Strategy

Meeting with Eva Schultz (Cabinet of Executive Vice-President Roxana Mînzatu)

27 Mar 2025 · Meeting on rights and equality for LGBTI persons across Europe

Meeting with Philippe Roux (Head of Unit Health and Food Safety) and Transgender Europe and Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.

5 Mar 2025 · Biannual meeting on LGBTI issues

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and European Disability Forum and

19 Feb 2025 · Anti-discrimination

Meeting with Francesco Zoia Bolzonello (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib), Halliki Voolma (Cabinet of Commissioner Hadja Lahbib)

11 Feb 2025 · Talk through our cooperations with the Commissioner’s mandate and specifically the development of the next LGBTIQ Equality Strategy.

Meeting with Ana Gallego (Director-General Justice and Consumers)

21 Jan 2025 · Exchange of views on the implementation of the LGBTIQ equality strategy 2020-2025 and the new LGBTIQ equality strategy post-2025

Response to 2025 EU Justice Scoreboard

6 Dec 2024

Please find attached a briefing which contains various informations relevant to this consultation.
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Meeting with Ana Catarina Mendes (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Amnesty International Limited and

18 Nov 2024 · Exchange of views on the Rule of Law Report 2024

Meeting with Lena Schilling (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Oct 2024 · Queer Rights

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament)

8 Oct 2024 · LGBTIQ+ rights

Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner) and

25 Sept 2024 · Meeting to discuss on LGBTIQ issues.

Meeting with Marina Kaljurand (Member of the European Parliament) and Amnesty International Limited

24 Sept 2024 · LGBTI rights

Meeting with Alessandro Zan (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Sept 2024 · LGBTQIA rights in Bulgaria

Meeting with Marc Angel (Member of the European Parliament)

11 Sept 2024 · lgbtiq rights

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament) and EL*C - EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community and The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer Intersex (LGBTQI) Youth Student Organisation

11 Sept 2024 · LGBTIQ+ rights and the future of the LGBTIQ+ intergroup

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

4 Jul 2024 · LGBTIQ+ rights in the EU

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament) and EL*C - EuroCentralAsian Lesbian* Community

28 Jun 2024 · LGBTIQ+ rights

Meeting with Kim Van Sparrentak (Member of the European Parliament)

12 Jun 2024 · LGBTQ+ rights in the next mandata

Meeting with Malin Björk (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

21 Sept 2023 · Violence against women and domestic violence

Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and Amnesty International Limited and

14 Sept 2023 · Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence

Meeting with Simona Constantin (Cabinet of Vice-President Věra Jourová)

18 Jul 2023 · Defence of Democracy

Meeting with Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Transgender Europe and Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.

10 Jul 2023 · Equality Bodies

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur for opinion) and Transgender Europe and Organisation Intersex International Europe e.V.

10 Jul 2023 · Equality Bodies

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and

6 Jul 2023 · Defence of Democracy

Meeting with Sergey Lagodinsky (Member of the European Parliament)

24 May 2023 · LGBTQI Rights in Turkey

Meeting with Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

16 May 2023 · Directive on foreign interference

Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

24 Apr 2023 · Defence of democracy

Response to Recommendation on covert interference from third countries

6 Apr 2023

Please find attached feedback from ILGA-Europe.
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ILGA-Europe urges EU-wide recognition for rainbow families' parental rights

13 Feb 2023
Topic — This consultation concerns a regulation for the mutual recognition of parenthood between Member States.
Message — ILGA-Europe supports harmonising international law rules so that parenthood established in one country is recognized everywhere. They argue recognition must prioritize the child's best interests, regardless of how they were born or conceived.12
Why — Same-sex parents would avoid the excessive costs and stress of lengthy domestic litigation.34
Impact — Conservative national governments lose the legal authority to ignore foreign birth certificate details.56
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LGBTI group urges gender-neutral cancer vaccination access

6 Feb 2023
Topic — EU Cancer Plan actions on HPV and Hepatitis B vaccination
Message — The organization requests gender-neutral vaccination programs accessible to all, LGBTI-inclusion training for healthcare providers, and inclusive communications in prevention campaigns. They emphasize that access should be based on body parts rather than gender markers.1234
Why — This would enable trans, intersex, and non-binary people to access appropriate prevention.56
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Meeting with Sylwia Spurek (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur)

20 Jan 2023 · MeToo File

Meeting with Frances Fitzgerald (Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur) and EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION and

27 Oct 2022 · Proposal for a Directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence

Meeting with Ana Gallego (Director-General Justice and Consumers)

11 Oct 2022 · EU LGBTIQ strategy

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament, Shadow rapporteur) and Equinet - the European Network of Equality Bodies and

20 Jun 2022 · Anti-discrimination and Intersectionality

Meeting with Karolina Herbout-Borczak (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides), Panayiotis Pourgourides (Cabinet of Commissioner Stella Kyriakides)

3 Jun 2022 · Issues faced by trans and intersex people from Ukraine including lack of access to hormones.

Meeting with Eva Gerhards (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli), Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

2 May 2022 · Update on the state of play of a complaint by ILGA concerning free movement.

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament) and European Digital Rights and

19 Apr 2022 · Roundtable: Gender-based Violence

Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner) and Amnesty International Limited and

6 Apr 2022 · Cabinet Dalli invited Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) to discuss concerns equality and non-discrimination CSOs are raising regarding the situation of people fleeing from the Ukraine

LGBTI groups urge gender-neutral cancer screening procedures

22 Feb 2022
Topic — Update to EU cancer screening recommendation for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers.
Message — The organization requests that screening be based on body parts rather than gender markers on documents, improved LGBTI training for healthcare providers, and inclusive communication strategies. They argue current gender-based systems exclude trans, non-binary, and intersex people from appropriate screening.123
Why — This would ensure their members receive appropriate screening regardless of legal gender status.45
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Meeting with Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

3 Dec 2021 · Implementation of the LGBTI Strategy

Meeting with Alice Kuhnke (Member of the European Parliament) and European Network Against Racism and Vrije Universiteit Brussel

17 Nov 2021 · Speaker: Discrimination in Europe in times of COVID - How to combat it?

Meeting with Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

9 Sept 2021 · Implementation of the LGBTI Strategy and recent developments in the EU regarding LGBTIQ rights

Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner)

13 Jul 2021 · Joint interview with Commissioner Schmit on LGBTIQ+ Homelessness

Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

13 Jul 2021 · Meeting on LGBTIQ homelessness.

Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner)

15 Jun 2021 · Joint Interview with Hugo Greenhalgh (TR Foundation)

Response to Extension of the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime

20 Apr 2021

ILGA-Europe welcomes the public consultation on the Roadmap on the Extension of the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime to gather views. ILGA Europe takes this opportunity to contribute the following recommendations and input on the scale, nature, and impact of the types of hate speech and hate crime under consideration. About ILGA-Europe ILGA-Europe is an independent, international non-governmental umbrella organisation that brings together over 600 organisations working with lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex people from 54 countries in Europe and Central Asia. Please, find full feedback of ILGA-Europe on the Roadmap on the Extension of the list of EU crimes to hate speech and hate crime attached to this text.
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Meeting with Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

30 Mar 2021 · Ongoing challenges on gender and gender identity

Meeting with Ylva Johansson (Commissioner) and

2 Mar 2021 · Consultation with the members of the Expert Group on the views of migrants regarding the Talent Partnerships

LGBTI Groups Demand Cross-Border Healthcare Access for Marginalized Communities

11 Feb 2021
Topic — EU directive on patient rights to seek and be reimbursed for healthcare in other member states.
Message — The organizations request inclusion of LGBTI civil society in stakeholder assessments. They seek clarification on whether the directive enables access to reproductive technologies, transition-related care, and specialized treatments unavailable in home countries, and whether it protects continuity of care when moving between member states.1234
Why — This would expand healthcare access for LGBTI people facing discriminatory national policies or unavailable treatments.56
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Response to Preventing and combatting gender-based violence

13 Jan 2021

ILGA-Europe, a regional network fighting for the rights of LGBTI people across Europe and Central Asia with over 600 member organisations in 54 countries, welcome the commitments made by the previous initiatives such as the EU Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, the Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in External Action 2021–2025 (GAP III) and Victims’ Rights Strategy to assess the intersection of gender with other inequalities, and the recognition that gender stereotypes put all people at risk, without negating the unequal power relation that women and girls are forced into. With this feedback ILGA-Europe wants to highlight the specific needs and vulnerable situation LGBTI people and specifically LBTI women face at risk of and as victims of gender-based violence and domestic violence and puts forward recommendations on how the impact assessment will be made fully inclusive, and thus live up the commitments made. Summary of recommendations: In order to ensure that women and girls in their diversity enjoy full and equal protection throughout EU Member States, it is imperative that the Commission develops a holistic legislative initiative that provides minimum standards on gender-based violence and domestic violence as proposed under option III. The proposed initiative must be worded and designed so that resulting policies and actions will address the full variety of intersectional experiences of women and girls, including LBTI women and girls in accordance with international and regional human rights framework. The initiative should harmonise terminology as much as possible where it is mentioned in the new Gender Equality Strategy, by framing the initiative in reference to women and girls in all their diversity, which the Gender Equality Strategy defines as “where women or men are mentioned, these are a heterogeneous categories including in relation to their sex, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics . It affirms the commitment to leave no one behind and achieve a gender equal Europe for everyone, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation”. In addition, the initiative should ensure inclusion of experiences of LGBTI people and children in the context of domestic violence by using broad definition of domestic violence to include specific forms of violence against LGBTI children, intimate partner violence among LGBTI couples, intergenerational violence and violence in the domestic unit as it is reflected in the Istanbul Convention. In cohesion with the Gender Equality Strategy and common European values, this initiative should reflect the reality of intersecting gender-based oppressions. Therefore the EU should consider including indicators related to SOGIESC, and collect disaggregated data on the bases of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics. In its continued efforts the EU must improve the quality of partnership by ensuring continued EU coordination and dialogue at the international level with the UN and Council of Europe, as well as coordination at the national and local levels with women’s and LBTI grassroots organisations, among other actors. LGBTI organisations directly working with violence against LBTI women and girls and LGBTI victims of domestic violence and victims support and crime reporting, coming together in the ILGA-Europe network should be included in consultation processes. Please, find detailed feedback to the initiative enclosed to this submission.
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Response to Evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive

17 Dec 2020

ILGA Europe welcomes the launch of the Roadmap on evaluation of the Victims’ Rights Directive to assess whether and to what extent the Directive has fulfilled its objectives and its practical application and to identify gaps to be filled. ILGA Europe takes this opportunity to contribute enclosed recommendations for the roadmap on the fitness check of EU legislation improving the right of the victims of crime.
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Meeting with Nicolas Schmit (Commissioner) and

16 Dec 2020 · Meeting on the socioeconomic inequalities faced by LGBTI people in Europe.

ILGA-Europe calls for individual risk assessment in blood donation

9 Dec 2020
Topic — Update of EU safety and quality standards for blood, tissues, and cells.
Message — The organization advocates for replacing blanket bans on blood donation for LGBTI individuals with science-based, individual risk assessments. They demand that deferral periods be reasonable, justified, and focused on sexual behavior rather than identity.12
Why — This would end discriminatory practices and allow LGBTI individuals to donate blood based on actual medical risk.3
Impact — No specific parties are harmed, but manufacturing companies currently face supply difficulties due to variable EU rules.4
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Meeting with Didier Reynders (Commissioner) and

10 Sept 2020 · Protection of LGBTI+ rights in the EU

Meeting with Maria Luisa Cabral (Cabinet of President Ursula von der Leyen)

14 Jul 2020 · EU LGBTI+ Equality Strategy

ILGA-Europe demands intersectional and comprehensive EU LGBTI strategy

2 Jul 2020
Topic — The consultation gathers input for the European Commission's next LGBTI equality strategy.
Message — ILGA-Europe urges the Commission to adopt an intersectional approach to reach the most vulnerable community members. They advocate for a comprehensive strategy coordinated across all policy areas to protect fundamental rights.12
Why — A strategy creates institutional accountability while ensuring more efficient allocation of EU financial resources.34
Impact — Groups promoting anti-LGBTI rhetoric would lose influence as the EU criminalizes hate speech.56
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Meeting with Stella Kyriakides (Commissioner)

22 Jun 2020 · Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on LGBTI populations, access to healthcare, mental health and HIV testing and treatment, EU LGBTI equality strategy

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Vice-President) and

21 Apr 2020 · impact of COVID19 on LGBTI+ persons

Meeting with Helena Dalli (Commissioner)

21 Apr 2020 · Impact of COVID-19 on LGBTI+ persons

Response to EU Action Plan of Gender equality and women’s empowerment in external relations for 2021-2025

1 Apr 2020

It is a pivotal moment in Europe, and beyond, when it comes to discussions of gender and gender equality. As the EU has clearly indicated, its recent Gender Equality Strategy applies to “women and men, girls and boys, in all their diversity”. Going further, the Strategy explains that “the expression ‘in all their diversity’ is used in this strategy to express that, where women or men are mentioned, these are a heterogeneous categories including in relation to their sex, gender identity, gender expression or sex characteristics. It affirms the commitment to leave no one behind and achieve a gender equal Europe for everyone, regardless of their sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation”. In keeping with this understanding, ILGA-Europe has prepared a briefing which highlights opportunities for policy cohesion between the Gender Equality Strategy and the Gender Action Plan III in terms of LGBTI inclusion and intersectionality, to ensure that the EU’s policies, programmes, and positions are comprehensive, cohesive, and modern, address the gender-based needs of all women and girls in Europe and beyond, and acknowledge the existence of non-binary and third gender European and global citizens. In our attachment you will find arguments about: 1. Gender stereotypes 2. Non-binary, gender diverse and third gender people 3. Gender-based violence 4. Sexual and reproductive health and education 5. Incorporation of violations against intersex people into the scope of gender-based violence alongside female genital mutilation, femicide 6. Socio-economic impact 7. Inclusive societies 8. Backlash/anti-gender movement
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ILGA-Europe urges gender-neutral language in EU Cancer Plan

2 Mar 2020
Topic — A public health initiative to reduce cancer burden and inequalities across Europe.
Message — The organization requests moving away from binary gender categories to ensure trans and intersex people can access appropriate screening. They recommend using body-part specific language and implementing specialized training for healthcare providers.123
Why — LGBTI individuals would gain access to life-saving screenings currently denied by gender-binary administrative systems.4
Impact — Insurance providers and national health systems would need to update their gendered administrative frameworks.5
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Response to EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024

6 Feb 2020

In addition to the broader issues around human rights and democracy that will have been commented on by colleagues from civil society in Brussels, we would like to highlight that the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 should make specific reference to how LGBTI rights can be protected beyond the EU. In many countries LGBTI people face persistent and deep-rooted discrimination in society, including in public services, the media and from politicians. The EU committed to defending LGBTI rights in its external policy, when it adopted the LGBTI Guidelines in 2013, which instructs its delegations to protect all human rights of LGBTI people on the basis of existing international legal standards. We ask the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024 to fully recommit the EU to its LGBTI Guidelines and to foresee a guidance document with technical details and good practice examples in order to aid the EU Delegations in implementing them effectively. As human rights, democracy and rule of law face fresh challenges both inside and outside the EU, human rights defenders and vulnerable groups are exposed to more severe discrimination. Several countries still criminalise same-sex relations, and hate-crime and hate speech against LGBTI people goes unpunished in a majority of cases in the EU’s Eastern neighbourhood. In addition, as backsliding in rule of law appears in many countries, the rights of LGBTI people and human rights defenders to freedom of assembly, freedom of expression and freedom of association is increasingly threatened and denied. We urge the EU to fight for decriminalization of same-sex relations, as well as for equality before the law regarding hate-crime, hate speech and anti-discrimination legislation in all spheres of life (employment, healthcare, education, housing, social care etc.) All such legislation (including relevant articles in criminal codes) should contain grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics. The EU must continue defending and supporting LGBTI people’s right to freedom of assembly, expression and association, which is crucial for their participation in democracy and enjoyment of fundamental rights which should be enjoyed by all people. EU LGBTI Guidelines: https://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_Data/docs/pressdata/EN/foraff/137584.pdf
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Meeting with Silvan Agius (Cabinet of Commissioner Helena Dalli)

17 Jan 2020 · situation of LGBTI persons in Europe, Commissioner speaking at the next ILGA conference

Meeting with Alvaro De Elera (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

17 Jul 2019 · LGBT rights

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

19 May 2018 · Situation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans- and intersex people

Response to Measures to further improve the effectiveness of the fight against illegal content online

7 Mar 2018

This feedback concentrates on (illegal) hate speech online, including around the Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online. In communicating about initiatives to tackle speech that incite hatred and violence, the explicit inclusion and mention of grounds beyond xenophobia and racism is beneficial for enabling a comprehensive tackling of online hate speech on all grounds, including those targeting people for their gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, disabilities, or any other status. Particularly in public communications, the specific stating of these (and other) grounds can signal to the affected communities as well as would-be perpetrators that the EC takes a firm position on this issue, and has the interests of these communities in mind. We echo the concern that participation in the current voluntary schemes is limited to a small number of mostly big players, as raised in the sub-section ‘The need for faster and more effective detection and removal of illegal content’(p.3). It should also be recognised that similar problems and disadvantages as those highlighted for smaller platforms are experienced by civil society organisations working on the reporting of online hate speech (in trusted flagger and non-trusted flagger capacities), with regard to limited financial and human resources to identify and report illegal content. Measures to lower the barriers to participation for a greater number of more diverse CSOs should be provided, including financial and technical support. We appreciate that it is noted that “limits between illegal content and content which is objectionable is sometimes blurred” (p.6). It is important to recognise that some content can be harmful despite being legal, particularly in the context of hate speech, where grey areas are plentiful. The black/white distinction between legal and illegal may work with regard to e.g. property/intellectual rights issues, but risks leaving victims of online hate speech vulnerable if nuance and context are not taken into account. In discouraging over-cautiousness in removing content, it is also important to beware of going too far in the opposite direction, and allowing harmful content to remain online because of uncertainties around its illegality. The wellbeing of victims should always be at the centre of all interventions, as emphasised in the Victims’ Rights Directive (2012/29/EU). One way of addressing this is to provide training and facilitate exchanges between organisations reporting hate speech and online platforms; for CSOs to train online platforms on the grounds on which they work and share their support needs, and for the platforms to train CSOs on how best to navigate the platforms to ensure quick and effective responses. It should also be recognised that while trusted flaggers are useful for accelerating the reporting process on different platforms, it is important not to lose sight of the goal of attaining efficient and effective responses for all who report, and thus to ensure that regular users do not become sidelined by a focus on trusted flaggers. I.e. beware of creating hierarchies, such as between those with ‘trusted flagger’ status and those without. Disaggregated data should be collected; when it comes to online hate speech, data should be equally collected and made available in such a way as to make it possible to monitor the response and removal rate for different grounds of victimisation, including race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, migration status and other statuses. This will contribute to a more nuanced understanding of where there is the most need for support, and will enable resources to be concentrated for targeted interventions.
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Meeting with Thomas Zerdick (Cabinet of First Vice-President Frans Timmermans)

29 Nov 2017 · LGBTI rights

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)

28 Jun 2017 · Speech at the 3rd European Equality Gala

Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

22 Jun 2017 · diversity

Response to Council Recommendation on Common EU Values

13 Apr 2017

Full contribution in attached PDF document ILGA-Europe’s recommendations The EC initiative to propose Council recommendations is an opportunity for the European Union to clearly state that learning environments should be welcoming and safe for all, and that member states, local and regional authorities need to ensure that schools are places where young people start to own values such as respect, tolerance, and equality. It is important in this context to restate that LGBTI people and children of Rainbow families are full members of our societies, and that therefore active measures should be taken to ensure safety, respect, protection against discrimination and equal access to education for them. ILGA-Europe wishes to make the recommendations below, following the areas highlighted in the Roadmap: Refocusing learning objectives and content - Ensure that all work on social and civic competences includes respect and celebration diversity, rather than simple promotion of tolerance, and explicitly includes the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and sex characteristics; - Employ a human rights based discourse, promoting equality among all and highlighting that LGBTI rights are human rights; - Empower students by making them part of the conversation; - Use an intersectional approach by highlighting that some students face multiple discriminations in learning environments. Empowering teachers - Teach teachers about diversity, including among other staff and among students; - Equip teachers with tools to deal with diversity in educational settings and to facilitate conversations on diversity, as part of lessons or as conflicts arise; - Equip teachers with tools to fight hate speech and violence whenever it occurs and on whichever ground, including when it is based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Inclusive learning environment - Take concrete measures against violence and bullying at school, including violence based on sexual orientation, gender identity/expression and sex characteristics; - Build inclusive school curricula that offer a positive representation of vulnerable and marginalised groups, in order to fight against harmful stereotypes and promote diversity, including children that are LGBTI and children in Rainbow Families. Cooperation with the community - Support existing and future initiatives to involve the LGBTI community in conversations about diversity in schools; - Promote the use of non-formal methodologies in interventions on diversity in schools, in order to reach to all students regardless of their learning styles or eventual difficulties. Cooperation with the community - Support existing and future initiatives to involve the LGBTI community in conversations about diversity in schools; - Promote the use of non-formal methodologies in interventions on diversity in schools, in order to reach to all students regardless of their learning styles or eventual difficulties.
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Meeting with Marlene Holzner (Cabinet of Vice-President Günther Oettinger)

24 Mar 2017 · organisation of IDAHOT

Meeting with Günther Oettinger (Commissioner) and European Network Against Racism

7 Mar 2017 · diversity & inclusion

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President) and

26 Jan 2017 · Protection of fundamental rights and rule of law

Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

19 Feb 2016 · List of  Actions to advance, LGBTI rights

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President)

17 Feb 2016 · Roundtable Fundamental Rights

Meeting with Monika Ladmanova (Cabinet of Commissioner Věra Jourová)

15 Sept 2015 · LGBTI

Meeting with Cecilia Malmström (Commissioner)

24 Jun 2015 · Equality Gala

Meeting with Paula Duarte Gaspar (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

23 Jun 2015 · discrimination in healthcare

Meeting with Arunas Vinciunas (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis), Paula Duarte Gaspar (Cabinet of Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis)

7 May 2015 · LGBTI health issues

Meeting with Jonathan Michael Hill (Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics)

19 Mar 2015 · Fundamental Rights in Education

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and Amnesty International Limited and

16 Feb 2015 · Equal Treatment Directive

Meeting with Věra Jourová (Commissioner) and Human Rights Watch and

9 Jan 2015 · Roundtable with NGOs on fundamental rights and non-discrimination

Meeting with Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President) and Amnesty International Limited and

9 Jan 2015 · Roundtable with NGO's on fundamental rights