US EditionHungary's LGBTQ+ law breaches EU regulation, top court advocate says
- Hungary's parliament passed on June 15 a law banning discussion and dissemination of information promoting homosexuality and gender change in schools.
- This law followed earlier legislation banning Pride events and LGBTQ symbols, prompted by the government's conservative agenda to protect children's gender identity at birth.
- The amendment sparked protests in Budapest on June 14 and drew criticism from opposition lawmakers, Amnesty International, and the European Commission.
- On June 16, Ursula von der Leyen, head of the European Commission, expressed serious concerns regarding Hungary's new legislation, while Advocate General Tamara Capeta highlighted that it violates fundamental EU rights and internal market regulations.
- The law's passage may lead to EU funding being withheld and legal challenges, reflecting ongoing tensions between Hungary's conservative policies and EU standards on LGBTQ rights.
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The EU's general lawyer considered the law "an engineering" of the authorities in relation to fundamental rights and a retrogression in relation to "constitutional democracy model" taken by the block.
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