US EditionVon der Leyen calls on Hungary to lift controversial ban on Budapest Pride
- The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, urged Hungary to reverse its prohibition on the Budapest Pride event planned for 28 June, emphasizing the importance of allowing the march to proceed without threats of legal penalties for those involved.
- The ban stems from a controversial law passed in spring restricting public events that depict homosexuality to audiences under 18, which police cite to prohibit the march.
- The city hall and event organisers defied the ban, declaring the march legal and planned to proceed, while tensions sparked protests and drew support from European politicians.
- Von der Leyen emphasized that demonstrating to defend one's rights is a core liberty within Europe and urged that neither the organizers nor the participants should be subject to criminal or administrative penalties.
- The situation intensified ahead of an EU summit in Brussels on Thursday where von der Leyen and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán are set to meet amid ongoing disagreements over the issue.
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Despite the law prohibiting it, the march of pride should be held in the Hungarian capital on Saturday 28 June. But the inaction of Brussels, however supposed to defend fundamental rights, weakens the event and its participants.
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