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12/12/2006
ILGA-Europe gets consultative status with United Nations!
On 11 December 2006, the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations approved ILGA-Europe’s application for consultative status.
05/12/2006
Limited scope of new Fundamental Rights Agency is disappointing
This week Ministers of Justice of the European Union’s member states reached an agreement on the new Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA). Formally the deal will be sealed next week when the heads of all EU member states meet in Brussels. The FRA is due to start its work in January 2007.
24/11/2006
Erratum
In our media release of 22 November 2006 “Europarliament excludes sexual orientation from equality statement for its secretariat” we relayed information conveyed to us by insiders in the Bureau, given to us in good faith and that was, to the best of our knowledge, factually correct.
22/11/2006
Europarliament excludes sexual orientation from equality statement for its secretariat
The European Parliament's bureau which comprised of the president and seven vice-presidents, has adopted a declaration of principles regarding diversity in the secretariat but voted to exclude sexual orientation. These principles are guidelines for the European Parliament’s staff.
16/11/2006
Today is International Day for Tolerance
In 1996 the General Assembly of the United Nations invited member states to observe the International Day of Tolerance on 16 November.
