Overview

• Karácsony’s office says he will appear before investigators next week in a criminal inquiry into the prohibited assembly.
• Authorities have launched parallel investigations against unidentified organizers under laws outlawing LGBTQ+ gatherings.
• Opposition-led city officials rebranded the parade as a municipal festival to override the police prohibition.
• Facial-recognition cameras line the route and attendees risk fines of up to €500 under new enforcement measures.
• The European Union has frozen €18 billion in cohesion funds for Hungary and plans formal infringement procedures over rights breaches.