Three Pride organisations have reached the final stages of bidding to host the 2023 edition of EuroPride, the continent’s most significant LGBTI+ event which each year attracts visitors from across Europe and farther afield for several days of human rights and cultural activities, a EuroPride parade and social events.

The European Pride Organisers Association – which licences EuroPride – has today published the bids from Belfast Pride (Northern Ireland, UK), Malta Pride (Malta) and Rotterdam Pride (Netherlands).

 

http://epoa.eu/2020/08/06/prides-of-belfast-malta-and-rotterdam-in-final-stages-for-europride-2023/

 

A statement from the Malta Pride Director, Clayton Mercieca read:

We are thrilled to announce that we have reached the final stage of the EuroPride 2023 Bidding Process together with Rotterdam Pride and Belfast Pride

“The Maltese LGBTI+ community is a proud part of a European LGBTI+ movement, but also finds itself at the heart of the Middle East and North African regions where equality is still a far cry. With Malta ranking top of the ILGA Europe Rainbow Index for five years in a row, it is our duty to work constantly in achieving full equality from the heart in Malta as well as in neighbouring communities where LGBTI+ phobia and lack of human rights are still rife.

Our target for EuroPride Valletta 2023 is to offer the European, Middle East and North African LGBTI+ community a safe port of call whilst providing them a stage where LGBTI+ human rights issues can be addressed and discussed. We want to contribute to more diversity and equality in Europe and surrounding regions and help to find ways to have a high level of human rights for all LGBTI+ people.“

We would like to especially thank

Honourable Rosianne Cutajar, MP; Our colleagues from MGRM, LGBTI+ Gozo, Drachma And the Human Rights Directorate for their feedback and involvement in the content.

Miguel Agius for designing the bid.
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