Be Bothered 2009 - election campaign

Between 4 and 7 June 2009, the citizens of the European Union elected a new European Parliament. ILGA-Europe's 'Be Bothered' campaign aimed to mobilise support for human rights among the next European Parliament's candidates and to energise its member organisations and individuals across Europe to vote.

On the election day we managed to get support of 1/5 of all elected MEPs! But our Pledge stays open to other MEPs to sign it and we hope to see many more signatures!

Find here information about the campaign during the European Parliament elections in 2009.

Why are the European elections important?

The European Parliament is the only directly elected body of the EU. Therefore, the European elections represent the only chance for EU citizens to decide who will represent them as new European legislation is debated, and either rejected or adopted.

What can you do?

As individuals and organisations, you can:

Where can you find information about the elections?

19/06/2009

1/5 of newly elected European Parliament is already committed to LGBT equality!

One fifth (19%) or 142 newly elected Members of the 736-seat European Parliament have already signed ILGA-Europe’s European Elections Pledge and have committed to LGBT equality.

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