European Union

In this section you wil find out what is the European Union and its institution as well as what relevance do they have to LGBT rights.

Also check out the Members of the European Parliament that have signed the ILGA-Europe Pledge in the connection with the election in June 2009.

EU institutions

We hope this section will help you to better understand the main institutions of the European Union and how they work.

EU legislation

We have created this section to help you to better understand what makes the EU legislation and get clearer with such terms as 'treaty', 'directive' and 'regulation'.

European Union and LGBT rights

Over the last two decades the European Union has become increasingly committed to the active promotion of human rights.

Useful guide to EU for NGOs

The Civil Society Contact Group has published the training handbook “Making your voice heard in the EU - A guide for NGOs”.

Reform Treaty

In this section you will find information on the Reform Treaty, previously known as the Constitution for Europe.

ILGA-Europe gratefully acknowledges financial support from:

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