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This explainer aims to provide a broad overview of the attitudes towards LGBTIQ rights across the EU.

The rule of law is a core value of the European Union, and ultimately underpins the political, legal and economic coherence of the Union. Breaches to the rule of law threaten to undermine these foundations of the Union and leave room for corruption, disinformation, foreign interference and erosion of democratic freedoms.

This paper provides an overview of the existing legal frameworks at the European and international level which extend protections to LGBTIQ people as well as highlighting examples of best practice and identifying areas for improvement.

This brief examines the major issues Commission President von der Leyen outlined in her inaugural State of the Union address to the European Parliament on 16 September 2020. It also analyses the options arising from her speech and their potential implications for the EU and for Ireland.

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The IIEA is Ireland’s leading European & International Affairs think tank. We are an independent, not-for-profit organisation with charitable status.

Our role is to identify key European and international policy trends, which will inform the work of Ireland’s decision makers and business leaders, and enrich the public debate on Ireland’s role in the EU and on the global stage.