Overview

• Budapest’s liberal mayor has declared the June 28 Pride march a municipal event that requires no permit.
• Hungary’s police will apply a March law championed by Viktor Orbán’s Fidesz party that allows banning LGBTQ+ assemblies under child protection grounds.
• More than 70 MEPs from liberal, left and green groups pledged to attend the parade in solidarity with Hungary’s LGBTQ+ community.
• European democracy commissioner Michael McGrath said Brussels is reviewing the ban for EU law compatibility and an EU court advocate general has labeled Hungary’s LGBTQ+ content restrictions prejudiced.
• Orbán’s government has stepped up anti-LGBTQ+ measures as part of its Christian conservative platform ahead of the 2026 elections.