The European Commission has convinced Poland to add a clause to its partnership agreement that states that no EU payments can be made to a local authority that has taken discriminatory measures. This was confirmed by the Commissioners for Cohesion, Elisa Ferreira, and for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, in a letter sent on 10 May to the Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s LGBTI Intergroup, Pierre Karleskind (Renew Europe, French).
“This is a victory for love over hate and...