#52026XC02991EU Commission response to citizens’ initiative seeking a ban on conversion practices
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This communication sets out the European Commission’s formal response to a citizens’ initiative calling for an EU-wide ban on conversion practices targeting LGBTQ+ people. The initiative asks the Commission to propose binding EU rules, including changes to criminal law, equality rules, and victim protection standards. The document does not itself create a ban or new obligations. Its practical importance is that it puts pressure on EU institutions and Member States to consider stronger protection for LGBTQ+ people, clearer victim support, and more consistent national rules against practices aimed at changing or suppressing sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.
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Key Changes
- Records the Commission’s formal examination of a valid European citizens’ initiative on banning conversion practices
- Highlights the organisers’ request for binding EU action, including possible criminal law, equality, and victims’ rights measures
- Keeps the issue on the EU policy agenda but does not itself introduce a legal ban