Debate on Hungary’s restriction of the precise of meeting for LHBTIQ+ individuals

The European Parliament assesses the state of fundamental rights in Hungary after a recent change of law on public gatherings has paved the way to ban the Budapest Pride march.

MEPs are set to argue that this limitation of the rights of assembly and expression are a direct violation of the basic human and civil rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the core values of the Union.

In 1997, Budapest became the first capital of a former Communist bloc country to host a Pride march, a landmark moment for equality and freedom. However, Hungary’s government has been taking regressive steps for many years, dismantling institutions, the rule of law, and freedom of expression.

Parliament has been sounding the alarm about the state of EU values in Hungary since 2018, and since 2022 Parliament has confirmed that Hungary can no longer be considered a full democracy. Read more: https://europa.eu/!vqXBRf

In April 2024, Parliament once again asked the Union’s member states to effectively address the state of EU values in Hungary: https://europa.eu/!tNR8nR

Follow the debate live.