The European Commission will take stock of achievements on LGBTI rights and discuss how to move forward in the years to come at a special event being organized in cooperation with the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the European Union on September 23.
The high level conference Advancing LGBTI equality in the EU: from 2020 and beyond will feature speakers from Member States, the European Parliament, the European Commission and international NGOs.
The debates and discussions of the conference will inform future policies aiming at advancing LGBTI equality in the EU.
Organisers note that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics has no place in our society, but for many people in Europe, it is a daily reality.
Organisers note that discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, gender identity and sex characteristics has no place in our society, but for many people in Europe, it is a daily reality.
To combat the discrimination against LGBTI people the European Commission presented the “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.
The list of actions is coming to its end this end, thus the decision to take stock of the achievements and discuss how to advance LGBTI equality in the years to come.
