Berlin steps up efforts to expand its ‘safe list’
Critics have denounced Germany's intention to put Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia on a list of safe countries of origin in an attempt to reduce the number of asylum seekers coming from those countries....
View ArticleItaly overrules Church with green light for gay unions
Italy on Wednesday (11 May) joined the rest of the Western world in extending legal recognition to same-sex relationships with parliament overwhelmingly backing gay civil unions after a long battle to...
View ArticleMadagascar’s AIDS epidemic rages on undetected
An AIDS epidemic is sweeping through Madagascar’s high-risk populations, including gay men and sex workers. But a low detection rate means the statistics do not match the reality. EURACTIV France reports.
View ArticleParliament urges action on persecution of homosexuals in Chechnya
The European Parliament has called on the EU’s diplomatic services to speak out against the detention and torture of homosexuals in Chechnya. EURACTIV France reports.
View ArticleUK party leader quits after election defeat ‘to remain faithful to Christ’
The leader of Britain’s most pro-EU party, the Liberal Democrats, resigned last night (14 June), saying it was “impossible” to be both a committed Christian and a frontline politician in 2017.
View ArticleTrans-Europe Express: Germany is really two countries
Maybe revenge is best served cold. With 12.5% of the national vote, a largely East German constituency had put the first extreme right party into the Bundestag since 1945.
View ArticlePortrayal and promotion – Hungary’s LGBTQI+ law explained
Controversy over a new Hungarian law banning LGBTQI+ references for minors is set to be raised by several EU leaders during their 24-25 June summit, originally intended to focus on foreign policy...
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