US EditionBudapest Mayor Says City Will Organise Budapest Pride, Circumventing Orban's Legislation
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY, JUN 16 – Budapest's municipal event bypasses a national law banning LGBTQ+ marches and faces potential fines up to 200,000 forints, drawing over 70 European Parliament members in protest.
- On June 26, Budapest's Mayor Gergely Karacsony announced that the city will host the LGBTQ Pride march on June 28 as an official event promoting freedom.
- This action aims to circumvent a March 2025 Hungarian law passed under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's right-wing Fidesz party, which bans LGBTQ+ marches citing child protection and allows police facial recognition to identify attendees.
- Karacsony vowed to defy the ban, stating Budapest Pride promotes human dignity and freedom, while thousands protested Orbán’s legislation, and members of the European Parliament condemned the law as violating freedom of expression.
- The European Commission's Justice Commissioner confirmed that the Commission continues to examine the law and is prepared to employ every available measure to protect European values, with a decision from the European Court of Justice anticipated in the near future.
- The continued opposition and legal challenges suggest escalating tensions between Hungary's government and EU institutions, with Budapest Pride symbolising a broader resistance to Orbán's restrictive policies.
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