US EditionDozens of European Politicians Vow to Attend Budapest Pride Despite Ban on LGBTQ Gatherings in Hungary
- More than seventy Members of the European Parliament intend to participate in Budapest Pride on June 28, despite Hungary’s prohibition on LGBTQ events in the capital.
- Hungarian lawmakers passed legislation earlier this year outlawing Pride events and allowing facial recognition to identify attendees, citing child protection concerns.
- Twenty EU member states expressed strong disapproval of Hungary’s recent legislative amendments targeting LGBTIQ+ rights in a joint letter, urging the country to amend these laws and urging the European Commission to promptly deploy its legal instruments to address the issue if no changes are made.
- Co-Presidents of the EU Intergroup Kim van Sparrentak and Marc Angel stated they will attend to support Hungarian LGBTQ people and defend assembly rights amid attacks on civil society.
- Organizers vow to hold the march regardless of the ban, calling on international allies to join, while EU officials debate possible infringement procedures and funding suspensions against Hungary.
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European politicians vow to attend banned Pride march in Budapest
Dozens of European politicians are planning to attend Budapest Pride in defiance Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ+ law banning Pride marches. Earlier this year, lawmakers in the eastern European nation submitted a bill to parliament to ban LGBTQ+ focused events. The bill was subsequently signed into law by anti-LGBTQ+ prime minister Viktor Orbán and proposes fines of up to 200,000 forints (£420/$550) for organisers of Budapest Pride and anyone attending. Th…
They believe that if the government can ban Budapest Pride without consequences, then all Prides could suffer the same fate.
Dozens of European politicians vow to attend Budapest Pride despite ban on LGBTQ gatherings in Hungary
At least 70 members of the European Parliament are planning on attending this year’s Pride celebrations in Budapest, Hungary, despite the nation’s ban against LGBTQ gatherings, officials have told CNN.
Over 70 European Officials Will March In Budapest Pride To Protest Pride Ban In Hungary
Officials from all over Europe plan to march in Budapest Pride on June 28 to remind the country’s conservative lawmakers that Pride is a protest. According to LGBTQ Nation, the EU officials are protesting a new law passed in Hungary this spring banning Pride events. The new draconian legislation officially makes holding a public Pride event a criminal offense according to Outright International. The bill was pushed through hastily thanks to an …
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Bloc members are calling for stern action by the EU to bring a defiant Hungary into line with “the fundamental values” enshrined in the Treaty of the European Union. Claiming that recent legal initiatives in Budapest were in violation of European law, exasperated EU ministers assembled for a General Affairs Council in Brussels this week determined to launch a hearing on the rule of law in Hungary under terms of the EU’s Article 7 process. At iss…
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