Goran Miletic/BETAPHOTO/AMIR HAMZAGIC
Raising of the EuroPride 2022 flag in front of Serbia Palace on Sept. 12 marked the beginning of the LGBTI+ event Pride Week in Belgrade.
The opening passed without incident, and EuroPride coordinator Goran Miletic announced that "everything planned" would take place during Pride Week -- from film screenings, concerts and human rights conferences, to the pride march, scheduled for Sept. 17.
Belgrade Pride coordinator Marko Mihailovic said he felt "ashamed" for standing in front of an institution that has not done enough for LGBTI+ persons' rights, stressing that representatives of the city and state were not attending the opening, and noting that Serbia was the only country in the region that did not have a Law on same-sex unions.
Equality Commissioner Brankica Jankovic, U.S. Ambassador to Belgrade Christopher Hill and European Union Delegation to Serbia head Emanuele Giaufret attended the opening.
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