Germany finally says Ja - Bundestag votes for marriage equality!
Posted: 30 June 2017
It’s official – marriage equality is about to become a reality in Germany.
families
Definitive answer within reach for same-sex couple seeking recognition in Romania
Posted: 29 November 2016
The Romanian Constitutional Court has announced that it will refer questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of a same-sex couple who wish to be recognised as spouses.
Estonia : first country of the former USSR to legally recongise same-sex families
Posted: 9 October 2014
Today Estonian parliament approved gender neutral cohabitation law which provides most of rights and protections associated with marriage also to non-married cohabiting couples regardless of the partners’ gender.
Family
In this section you can find out how ILGA-Europe is working works towards full recognition and equality of the diversity of families and family relations.
Malta adopts same-sex civil union law
Posted: 14 April 2014
Today Maltese parliament adopted same-sex civil union law, opening-up for joint adoption for same-sex couples.
About the Annual Conference 2013
Read more about the theme of the Annual Conference 2013 - Family Matters! Reaching out to hearts and minds
NELFA to Commissioner Reding: ensure true freedom of movement for LGBT parents and their children in the EU
Posted: 27 September 2013
NELFA delivered on 24 September, in Helsinki, Finland, a public petition on behalf of NELFA’s 21 national member associations asking for true freedom of movement for LGBT parents and their children in the European Union.
Austria becomes the 14th European country to allow same-sex second-parent adoption
Posted: 1 August 2013
On 1 August 2013, the legislation allowing same-sex second-parent adoption in Austria will enter into force.
Virtual material space for participants
In this section we are inviting participants to share their materials in virtual formal, so others can download them - and make the conference more "greener".
Green Paper on the right to family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU
February 2012
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