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<p>ILGA-Europe approached the European Commission to get a reaction to the new anti-discrimination law in FYROM, which does not include sexual orientation among the banned grounds of discrimination.</p>

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On 8 April 2010, a new anti-discrimination law was adopted by the Parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Regretfully, the new law does not include sexual orientation among 20 prohibited grounds of discrimination. <br /> </p>

<p>On 10 February 2010, the European Parliament adopted the reports on the accession to the European Union for Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey during the plenary sessions in Strasbourg. </p>

<p>Read the media release from the Intergroup on LGBT Rights in the European Parliament below. </p><p>You can moreover find letters (in English and in Macedonian attached) from ILGA-Europe to the Government of Macedonia.</p>

<p>Reporting and monitoring are crucial to raise awareness within national and European institutions, among law enforcement officers and the public. Hence, developing a reporting and monitoring strategy is a prerequisite for an efficient advocacy to call on policy makers to adopt laws and implement policies against violence.</p>

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