ILGA-Europe has recently launched a campaign with the aim of increasing awareness and lobbying for support in view of the European Parliament elections to be held throughout Europe in June.
 
The Malta Gay Rights Movement, together with a large number of other LGBT rights organizations around Europe, is also supporting this initiative.  MGRM is busy lobbying with candidates contesting for the European Parliament elections to be held in Malta on Saturday 6th June 2009 in order to encourage them to sign a pledge that shows their support for human rights.
 

 
To read the pledge, click here.
To view the candidates who have signed so far, click here.
 
MGRM will keep you updated with regards to which candidates sign ILGA-Europe's pledge and commit to support LGBT rights in Europe.
 
Below are the 17 Maltese MEP candidates who have so far signed the pledge, with links to their websites:
 

• Week ending 19th April: Sharon Ellul Bonici (MLP)
• Week ending 26th April: John Zammit (ALM)
• Week ending 3rd May: Arnold Cassola (AD)
• Week ending 10th May: Yvonne Ebejer Arqueros (AD), Claudette Abela Baldacchino (MLP)
• Week ending 17th May: Marlene Mizzi (MLP), Joseph Cuschieri (MLP)
• Week ending 31st May: Simon Busuttil (PN), Alex Perici Calascione (PN), Edward Demicoli (PN), Louis Grech (MLP), Rudolph Cini (PN), Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas (PN)
• Up to 4th June: Maria Camilleri (MLP)
• On the 6th June: Edward Scicluna (MLP)

 
After the EP elections:

• On the 15th July: John Attard-Montalto (MLP)
• On the 30th August: David Casa (PN)

 
With David Casa's signature in late August, Malta becomes the only EU country which saw all of its elected MEPs sign ILGA-Europe's pledge.