The Accession Lie

The European Union continues to promote expanded LGBT privileges in EU candidate countries, this time by way of a resolution. The latest subject was Croatia, a nation seen by most as the next natural successor to EU membership.

Recent efforts in the Balkans have seen a proliferation on non-discrimination legislation promoting this agenda, most recently in Serbia, and a radical Constitution in Kosovo; all under the false promise that this would somehow better these nation’s relationship with the European Union and expedite candidacies. More seriously, many in EU candidate nations feel pressured by radical efforts to promote the LGBT agenda, so much so that they feel that to not adopt such legislation would result in their losing their chance at accession.

The reality is of course quite different as healthy disagreement on the issue exists in the European Union itself and among European leaders. Specific competency on the issues involving sexuality and discrimination law still largely belong to individual member states unless otherwise explicitly enumerated in treaty or EU law. The lack of transparency in the dialogue between the EU and candidate countries that spawn legislation which runs afoul of these nations cultural and moral values is shocking and must be remedied.

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