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Opens Its First Office in Brussels |
By Rex Wockner International News Report
The European Region of the International Lesbian and Gay Association has opened its first office, in Brussels, hired its first employees and begun publishing a newsletter. The moves were funded with European Commission money that is available "for the co-ordination activities of organizations operating at the European level and active in fighting discrimination." Oliver Collet is the office's administrative officer and Mette Vadstrup its information officer. "We look forward to strengthening and expanding our network and cooperation with the NGO [nongovernmental organization] community and the European Parliament Intergroup on Equal Rights for Gays and Lesbians, and to intensifying our lobbying activities towards the European institutions," they said in a press release.
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