Antigay remarks spark EU row
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Parliament challenges conservative appointee Wednesday. PARIS For a man belittled months ago as an obscure weakling, Jose Manuel Barroso is stirring up a lot of trouble.
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A row over adultery has thrown light onto the darker corners of the relationship between Turkey and the EU, says the BBC's Jonny Dymond.
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A German zoo's plan to test the sexual orientation of penguins triggers protests from gay groups.
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Failure to approve the launch of European Union membership talks with Turkey would amount to âinstitutional racismâ, it was claimed today.
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The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has strongly criticised the harsh language used against gay people by traditionalist members of the Anglican church in its dispute over homosexuality.
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A political compromise to save the job of the new European Commissioner who thinks homosexuality is a sin was put to Euro MPs in Brussels today.
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The battle of wills was hotting up tonight over the political fate of an Italian European Commissioner-designate who thinks homosexuality is a sin.
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On one hand there is the European Union, demanding Turkey reform its criminal code. On the other, a powerful group of conservative Muslims who insist such changes should include criminalizing adultery.
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Rising UK hip-hop star MC Shystie has criticised rappers who write homophobic lyrics in their songs. The anti-gay content of a number of songs has come under the spotlight recently with protests by groups such as Outrage!
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EU ministers express sharp differences over how to deal with an influx of illegal immigrants to Europe.
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The Spanish Catholic Church's about-face on the use of condoms in the fight against AIDS was met with anger by left-wing politicians, commentators and gay rights groups who labeled the church's position as unreasonable and inhuman.
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The new European Commission president, Jose Manuel Barroso, is under mounting pressure to strip Italy&#39;s designated justice commissioner, of his role in anti-discrimination policy after he made another gaffe at the weekend.
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Â· Conservative leader keen to avoid reigniting furore Â· Spokesman on Europe gets severe reprimand
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The head of the nation&#39;s largest gay and lesbian Republican group slammed fellow Republicans Friday for &quot;feigning outrage&quot; over comments by Sen. John Kerry, and called on President Bush
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JosÃ© Manuel Barroso, the new European commission president, yesterday risked provoking an institutional crisis in the EU by defying MEPs&#39; calls to dump Rocco Buttiglione, an outspoken opponent of gay and women&#39;s rights, as justice and civil liberties
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United Nations High Commissioner for  Human Rights Louise Arbour said on Monday that bigotry and  prejudice, especially in regard to Muslims, were common in  Europe and called on governments to tackle the issue.
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Newer EU members are struggling to promote a more traditional morality.