With 394 to 176 votes with 72 abstentions, the European Parliament has today adopted the highly controversial “Lunacek-Report” despite unprecedented massive protests by European citizens. In doing so, the European Parliament has severely damaged its own pretensions to represent the people that elect it. Even worse: by adopting this report, which advocates legal privileges for homosexuals, and at t... »
Austrian MEP Ulrike Lunacek’s recently put forward the “Report on the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity”. This is one of a number of Own-Initiative-Reports that pass through the European Parliament every so often. They are non-binding, and often comment on issues that are outside the EU’s ability to control... »
(29.01.2015) On Jan 29, 2015, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted the Resolution: „Tackling intolerance and discrimination in Europe with a special focus on Christians“. The Observatory welcomes the resolution as an important Stepp into the right direction. The resolution was adopted with 67 votes in favour, 2 against and 15 abstentions. The resolution states with a focus o... »
The European Parliament (EP) adopted the Lunacek Report, officially known as a report on “The EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity.” We can safely attest that the Members of European Parliament (MEP) who voted in favor of the report did so against the wishes of the people. In total, nearly 210,000 people signed a petition on Ci... »