- equality before the law
- Monday 23 September 2019, 13:30 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Brussels, Belgium
Programme
- 23 Sep 2019, 13:30 - 18:00 (CEST)
Welcome
Thomas Blomqvist, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality, Finland
Věra Jourová, Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality
Keynote speech by Ingrid van Engelshoven, Minister for Education, Culture and Science, The Netherlands
Results from Eurobarometer 2019 with the focus on LGBTI equality.
Panel discussion:what challenges and discrimination do LGBTI people face in the EU?
Panelists:
- Terry Reintke, MEP, Co-President of the LGBTI Intergroup of the European Parliament, Greens/EFA (Germany)
- Edward Zammit Lewis, Minister for European Affairs and Equality (Malta)
- Michael O´Flaherty, Director, Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA)
- Evelyne Paradis, Executive Director ILGA Europe
- Dan Christian Ghattas, OII Europe (Organisation Intersex International Europe)
- Teodora Roseti-Ion-Rotaru, ACCEPT Romania (NGO)
Panel discussion: How can we advance LGBTI equality in the EU?
Panelists:
- Roberta Metsola, MEP, EPP (Malta)
- Rosa Lopes Monteiro, Secretary of State for citizenship and equality, (Portugal)
- Violeta Tomić , General Rapporteur on the rights of LGBTI people, Council of Europe, European Left (Slovenia)
- Jovana Trencevska, State Secretary (North Macedonia)
- Ari Kajtezovic, Transgender Europe
- Slava Melnyk, Managing Director KPH (Campaign Against Homophobia) Poland
Closing session :concluding remarks
Ulrike Lunacek. MEP (2009-2017), Greens/EFA (Austria), Rapporteur of the EU Roadmap against homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
18:00 — Cocktail reception for participants
Practical information
- When
- Monday 23 September 2019, 13:30 - 18:00 (CEST)
- Where
- European Commission – Charlemagne Building – Room GasperiEuropean Commission – Charlemagne Building – Room Gasperi, Rue de la Loi 170, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
- Languages
- English
Description
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 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.
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 European Union and the European Commission will host on 23 September a high-level conference on:
Advancing LGBTI equality in the EU: from 2020 and beyond
with 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.
