EP sending mission to Slovakia in response to double homophobic murder

MEPs from the Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights Monitoring Group (DRFMG) on Friday approved a plan to send a mission to Slovakia in response to the recent hate-fuelled murders of two young people from the LGBTQI+ community in Bratislava, Slovak MEP Vladimir Bilick told TASR. Bilcik, who is a permanent member of the European Parliament's DRFMG monitoring group, specified that the EP mission in Slovakia wants to familiarise itself with the background and context of this hate-inspired crime and discuss specific steps with the relevant Slovak authorities aimed at combating hate and protecting the LGBTIQ+ community and other vulnerable groups.