Advancing LGBTI equality in the EU, Brussels - Main contents
date | September 23, 2019 - September 24, 2019 |
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city | Brussels, Belgium |
location | Brussels, Belgium |
organisation | European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) i |
European Commission, Presidency of the Council of the EU,
To combat the discrimination against LGBTI people the Commission presented its ‘List of actions to advance LGBTI equality’ in December 2015. The Council adopted the first ever conclusions on LGBTI equality in June 2016 endorsing the list of actions.
This year the list of actions is coming to its end and it is time to take stock of the achievements and discuss how to advance LGBTI equality in the years to come. To this end the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU and the European Commission will host the conference ‘Advancing LGBTI equality in the EU: from 2020 and beyond’.
The debates and discussions of the conference will inform future policies aiming at advancing LGBTI equality in the EU.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) provides independent, evidence-based advice to EU and national decision makers, thereby helping to make debates, policies and legislation on fundamental rights better informed and targeted.
What it does
FRA advises EU institutions and national governments on fundamental rights, particularly in the areas of:
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-discrimination
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-access to justice
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-racism & xenophobia
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-data protection
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-victims’ rights
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-children's rights.