Overview

• Hungarian lawmakers have enacted legislation outlawing public LGBTQ+ gatherings—including Budapest Pride—and authorized facial recognition to identify participants.
• Twenty EU countries signed a joint statement denouncing the measures as breaches of human rights and demanding revisions to align with EU treaties.
• More than 70 members of the European Parliament from at least six political groups have pledged to attend the June 28 march in Budapest despite the ban.
• Budapest Pride organizers have vowed to hold the parade regardless of legal threats and have called on international activists to join the demonstration.
• Brussels faces growing calls to activate its rule of law toolbox, even as some EU officials hesitate to escalate tensions with Budapest.