– What?The report released for Kosovo has estimated that legal protection of the rights of LGBTIQ+ continues to be insufficient and that this community continues to face discrimination.

This report stresses that the Strategy and Action Plan for the Rights of LGBTIQ+, which has had to be approved since 2024, have not yet been adopted. Also, according to the European Commission, no official activities for awareness of these rights have been developed, broadcasts I did. tv.

The European Commission has also highlighted the lack of recognition and legal protection for couples of the same sex, stressing that the adoption of the Civil Code, from which this issue was expected, has not marked progress.

The report says:

Legal protection of the rights of LGBTIQ+ remains insufficient and these persons continue to face discrimination. The strategy and Action Plan for the Rights of LGBIQ+ continue to fail since 2024, while official activities for public awareness have not been held. )

The report shows that LGBTIQ+ persons continue to face discrimination in public spaces, at jobs and in public disks, including during the election campaign.

It also notes that online violence continues to be present, while patriarchal and traditional norms contribute to discrimination and rejection of these people within families.

As for reporting cases of violence, the European Commission says the number of reported incidents has remained stable. Meanwhile, Krenaria Week and the Crenaria Parade, held in June 2026, have developed without incident.

Among other things, this report also highlights the gross lack of public services for LGBTIQ+.

Civil society organisations remain the only providers of health, psychosocial and legal services for LGBTIQ+ persons, but reducing funding risks the sustainability of these services, the report says. /Klankosova. tv