This archive report was first published on 18 December 2019.
On December 18, 2019, the European Union assembly passed a motion criticizing Poland's conservative government for its plans to create 'LGBT-free zones'.
The motion, which was approved by 463 votes to 107, called on Warsaw to revoke all resolutions by dozens of municipal authorities targeting gay, lesbian, and transgender people.
Although the resolutions are not legally binding, they urge local authorities to abstain from actions promoting tolerance of LGBTI individuals and to refrain from providing financial assistance to NGOs working for equal rights.
EU lawmakers also urged the European Union to control the use of all EU funds, ensuring that they are not used for discriminatory purposes.
The assembly expressed deep concern over the growing number of attacks on LGBT individuals in the EU, citing examples of homophobic language in recent electoral campaigns in Romania, Estonia, Spain, the United Kingdom, Hungary, and Poland.
