Italian MEP Paolo Inselvini (ECR), together with French MEP Laurence Trochu (ECR), has submitted a parliamentary question challenging the European Commission over a high-level event on children's LGBTIQ+ rights scheduled for 4 June 2026 in the European Parliament. The MEPs argue that the concept of 'LGBTIQ+ children' is ideological and that children should be protected from such categorisation. They question whether the event benefits from EU funding and request detailed information on grants awarded over the past five years to three organisations: IGLYO, Save the Children Europe, and Rädda Barnens Ungdomsförbund, including amounts, programmes, and whether funds were used for advocacy. The question also asks whether the Commission considers the event's assertion that 'queer rights are children's rights' to be in line with European values.
The question, dated 3 June 2026, is a written parliamentary question under Rule 138 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure. It contains concrete requests: a yes/no answer on EU funding for the event, a breakdown of funding to the named organisations, and a policy assessment of the event's messaging. The MEPs frame the issue as a matter of child protection against 'mad ideologies', signalling a conservative critique of EU support for LGBTIQ+ initiatives.
Policy orientations from the question suggest a push to restrict EU funding for projects that promote LGBTIQ+ concepts among children, reflecting a broader cleavage between child protection and LGBTIQ+ rights advocacy. The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks; its answer will indicate whether it defends the funding as part of equality policy or distances itself from the event's framing.