Particle.news
Download on the App Store
7 ARTICLES
·
yesterday

EU Member States Press Commission to Reverse Hungary’s Pride Ban

A growing bloc of member states argues that legal injunctions or Article 7 proceedings are needed to reverse Hungary’s LGBT+ restrictions

A general view of the round table during a meeting of the general affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
Polish Minister for the European Union Adam Szlapka, right, speaks with Sweden's Minister for European Union Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz during a meeting of the general affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
Polish Minister for the European Union Adam Szlapka, right, speaks with Sweden's Minister for European Union Affairs Jessica Rosencrantz during a meeting of the general affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)
Hungarian Minister for European Union Affairs Janos Boka, front left, speaks with Italy's Permanent Representative to the EU Vincenzo Celeste, center, during a meeting of the general affairs ministers at the European Council building in Brussels, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Havana)

Overview

  • Fourteen EU countries backed a joint statement urging Brussels to fully deploy its rule-of-law tools to make Hungary relent on its Pride ban.
  • Hungary’s parliament passed legislation in March banning its annual Pride march, granting police facial recognition powers to identify attendees, and enshrining a two-sex definition in its constitution.
  • The European Commission is withholding €18 billion in funding to Hungary for rule-of-law violations and faces calls to impose legal injunctions to compel the Pride ban’s reversal.
  • At least 19 EU member states now back launching Article 7 proceedings to strip Hungary of its Council voting rights, falling three states short of the first threshold.
  • EU ministers will discuss a draft declaration expressing deep concern about Hungarian legislation targeting LGBTQ+ people at an upcoming EU hearing.