“…Reservations, discrimination, harassment and violence against LGBTI people continue to be widespread and levels are considerably higher in some, primarily Eastern European, member states (European Commission, 2019; FRA, 2020; ILGA Europe, 2020). There are considerable legal and policy differences among member states with respect to anti-discrimination, criminal law, marriage, parenting rights, equal sexual offenses provisions, gay pride marches and national action plans to improve the security, welfare and equal opportunities for LGBTI 2 Further institutional arrangements within the organization, such as membership structure, mandate, formal and informal decision-making procedures and possibilities for participation of civil society actors also shape the strategies of norm entrepreneurs targeting international organizations (Jenichen et al, 2019). However, they hold more explanatory power when different international organizations or at least policy fields within one organization are compared and, therefore, are not further considered in the case studies later.…”