European Commission
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New EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy: Intersex Rights Overlooked
The Commission’s new LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy 2026-2030: Progress Made, But Intersex Rights Overlooked Yesterday, on the 8th of October 2025, the European Commission published its second EU LGBTIQ+ Equality Strategy. OII Europe welcomes the adoption of the Strategy, which was committed to in the mission letter of EU Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management,…
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OII Europe Submission on the next EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy
In 2020, the European Commission published its first-ever LGBTIQ Equality Strategy, marking a watershed moment for advancing and protecting the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ people in the EU, including intersex people and the ground of sex characteristics. The 2020-2025 Strategy set down concrete and clear objectives and measures for the Commission to build on in…
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OII Europe submission on the EC Gender Equality Strategy
In the last few years the European Commission has made significant advancements in implementing gender equality policies which include and benefit intersex people, particularly intersex women and girls. In 2020, the European Commission published its first- ever LGBTI Equality Strategy 2020-2025, which comprehensively included a clear mandate to work on a range of actions inclusive…
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Petition to the President of the European Commission
On July 17, together with All Out, ILGA Europe, ENAR, IGLYO, TGEU, ERGO Network, EL*C, and AGE Platform Europe, OII Europe delivered a petition to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. Signed by 32,000 people, the petition calls on the Commission to not withdraw its proposed anti-discrimination Directive (also known as…
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Safeguarding civil society in Europe – joint letter to the European Commission
On June 10 2025, together with a group of 13 leading civil society organisations, OII Europe sent a letter to European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration Piotr Serafin, urging the EU to take decisive action to protect civil society. Across the EU and beyond, civil…
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Equality at risk – Sign now to defend your rights!
The European Commission plans to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination. Sign to demand its reconsideration and keep working towards EU protection against discrimination in all areas of life. In a disheartening step backward for equality, the European Commission is considering the withdrawal of the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination—a pivotal measure designed to safeguard equal…
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Equality betrayed: Commission unilaterally gives up on anti-discrimination law
European Civil Society condemns the European Commission’s announcement to withdraw the proposed Directive on anti-discrimination as a betrayal of fundamental rights at a critical moment for democracy and equality in the EU. On 12 February, the Commission publicly announced its intention to withdraw the proposal for the Equal Treatment Directive. This legislative measure aims to…
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Joint civil society letter to the European Commission on Recommendation on harmful practices
OII-Europe, together with around 80 civil society organisations, healthcare professionals and academics working to advance women’s rights and the rights of LGBTIQ people, addressed a letter to President von der Leyen to express our deep concern at the long delay in the publication of the European Commission Recommendation on the prevention of harmful practices against…
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FAQs on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
Following the European Parliament’s position on the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, we want to take this opportunity to answer some FAQs that you may have. Why IGM is a form of gender-based violence: Among other forms of GBV such as sexual assault and harassment, female genital mutilation…
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Video Message by European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023 in Paris, France
European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli has delivered a powerful video message for the Participants of the OII Europe Community Event & Public Conference 2023, held in Paris, France. #UnionOfEquality https://twitter.com/helenadalli
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Good Practice Map 2022
Today, on the 11th of May 2023, OII Europe is happy to present its Good Practice Map 2022! The map highlights advancements achieved in 2022 towards the better protection of intersex human rights across Europe.
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On the proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence
The above signed organisations (ILGA-Europe, TGEU, EL*C, IGLYO and OII Europe), regional networks fighting for the rights of LGBTI people, including LBTI women across Europe and Central Asia, welcome the Commission’s proposal for a directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. However, we consider certain elements need to be strengthened, added, or amended,…
