Joint letters: Businesses must resist pushback against DEIA policies

frog-eye view of high glass buildings

frog-eye view of high glass buildings

Joint letters: Businesses must resist pushback against DEIA policies

On 10 July 2025, eight equality organisations sent letters to the European Commission and to business leaders calling on European companies to resist pushback against diversity and inclusion in employment.

group photo of rans activists – participants of the 2025 Trans Advocacy Week – in front of the UN building in Geneva.

Dreaming of change: trans activists unite in Geneva

In June 2025, over 15 activists gathered in Geneva for Trans Advocacy Week, held alongside the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council. Trans and gender diverse activists came from Africa, the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, and Central Asia.

Participants sitting in a conference room at the 9th European and Central Asian Trans Council in Malta, Nov 2024

Apply to host the 10th European and Central Asian Trans Council in 2026

We're looking for an organisation or a group of organisations to host the 10th European and Central Asian Trans Council in 2026.

boat sailing on the Vltava river, Prague

A step forward, but not far enough: TGEU demands full self-determination in Czechia

TGEU celebrates the progress made by the Czech Ministry of Health in issuing new guidelines on legal gender recognition that finally remove the requirement for forced sterilisation.

EU flags flying in front of the EU commission building

Joint statement as EU Commission boosts funding to strengthen rights, equality, and democracy

Civil society organisations welcome the European Commission’s proposal to more than double the CERV+ budget within the new seven-year EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

Join us for an online screening of The Distance We Call Home

We’re excited to invite you to an online screening of MGRM’s documentary “The Distance We Call Home”, followed by a live discussion with the co-directors Mehk and bobb attard, and cinematographer Nina Musumeci.

Buildings viewed from body of water, Stockholm, Sweden

Swedish gender recognition law takes effect, but medical barriers remain

Sweden’s new Legal Gender Recognition Act has officially come into force. The reform simplifies the legal gender recognition procedure but falls short of a full self-determination model.

Trans activists practically learning on using UN mechanisms during the 59th session of the Human Rights Council, Geneva 2025

TGEU webinar series: UN advocacy for trans rights

Join our online training series focused on practical strategies for engaging with the United Nations human rights system.

Renew IESOGI

UN renews crucial human rights expert mandate on sexual orientation and gender identity

The UN Human Rights Council once again reminds all States of their obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill the rights of LGBTI and gender diverse people.

European Commission glass building

Attacks on civil society in the EU: Joint Letter to the European Commission

Together with 12 civil society organisations, we wrote a Joint Letter to the European Commission to raise concerns regarding the future of civil society in the EU and to share our outlook for the upcoming Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF).

Advancing rights across Europe: TGEU backs four trans-led projects with €22,500 each

We’re proud to announce the four TGEU member organisations selected for this year’s Financial Support for Third Parties (FSTP) initiative.

Bupadest across the water

TGEU condemns Hungary’s removal of protections for trans people amidst the Budapest Pride ban

On the occasion of the banned Budapest LGBTI Pride, TGEU – Trans Europe and Central Asia stands in solidarity with all trans and gender diverse people in Hungary, whose fundamental rights are under unprecedented attack.