According to today’s Observer, the European Commission has told the UK Government that it must change a new Equality Law as the exemption proposed for Religious bodies contravenes ‘an EU directive prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of a person’s sexual orientation.’ The law allowed religious groups to discriminate against gay employees “so as to avoid conflicting […]
Tags:#cpbill·Directive·Discrimination·European Commission·European Union·Religion·Sexual orientation
The Burning Issues research launched today by the National Lesbian and Gay Federation comes shortly before the debating of the Civil Partnership Bill. Yesterday evening a number of LGBT organisations were invited to the Equality Authority for a briefing on the Bill. As Tipster says it’s a bit odd that GLEN could not/did not want […]
Tags:Civil Partnership Bill·European Commission·Gay Lesbian and Bisexual·Gay community·Same-sex marriage·Society and Culture
Keeping a close eye to the Oireachtas Schedule this week I noted two committee meetings that might be interesting to keep an eye to. The first is being held by the Joint Committee on the Constitution on Wednesday morning. Review of the Electoral System: The effect of PR-STV on Women’s Representation in Parliament + Ms. […]
Tags:Equality Rights Alliance·European Commission·European Union·Government·Republic of Ireland
Yesterday French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he would come to Ireland to help campaign for the Lisbon Treaty to be accepted by Irish voters. ‘Mrs Merkel and I will do everything we can to help the Irish make the choice for Lisbon,’ he told a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Paris. […]
Tags:European Commission·Ireland·Lisbon Treaty·Margot Wallström
Across the EU this weekend groups of citizens are debating the question ‘What do you think the EU can – and should – do to shape our economic and social future in a globalised world?’ In Dublin Castle 50 independently selected Irish Citizens are debating questions set by facilitators and using ‘deliberative polling’ to come […]
Tags:Debate·Dublin Castle·EU·European Commission·European Union·Irish people