17 A group of European Union countries called Hungary to amend a new law on Tuesday, which allows the government to ban public programs by LGBTQ+ communities, as the pressure on the country’s populist government increases on democratic backsliding.
In an announcement, the European Union Heavyweight France, Germany and Countries including Spain Law passed in April expresses concern Proud Incidents, and use facial identification software to identify them.
He said, “We are highly worried about these developments, which are contrary to the basic values ​​of human dignity, freedom, equality and human rights inherent in the European Union treaties.
They called European Commission – The powerful executive branch that monitors the honor of the European Union laws – “These measures in case of non -revised accordingly to make full use of the law toolbox rule in their disposal.”
The announcement was published on social media as ministers of European Union affairs Brussels Hungary’s staunch nationalist government has introduced a law for more interactions in such a way that its fellow sees the rule of law standards.
“I think it’s time to consider the next stages, as it is futile to continue these hearing,” said Jessica Rosencretz, Minister of the European Union Affairs of Sweden, said, which signed for the announcement.
RoseNcrantz stated that the 27-Nation European Union is “not only a geographical association, but a union based on values, and in this sense we have to work firmly against countries who do not live for our general principles.”
Hungarian European Union Minister of European Union Affairs, Janos Boka, said that the new law has been misunderstood only.
“There is no such thing as a proud ban in Hungary,” Bokka told reporters. “I hope that after these discussions, my colleagues around the table will be taken out with more nuances on the Hungarian law.”
The constitutional amendment passed in April announced that the rights of children’s moral, physical and spiritual development end any rights other than the right to life, including to collect peacefully. Hungary’s controversial “child protection” law restrictions “illustration or promotion” for minors under 18 years of age.
Michael McGrath, responsible for the rule of democracy, justice and law, said the European Union Commissioner said “desire” to take action against Hungary. He said that “a comprehensive analysis of the relevant law is now going on.”
McGrath also expressed “very serious concern” about another piece of draft law in Hungary. The bill will allow the government to monitor, restrict, punish, and to ban prohibited organizations, it is a threat to national sovereignty.
The draft law marks a significant growth of the government’s long-running cracks on important media and non-governmental organizations.
This will allow Hungary’s controversial sovereignty protection office to identify organizations that affect public debate or voter spirit, which consider harmful to the interests of Hungary.
“We believe this is a violation of the European Union law, including violation of internal market freedom and violation of the fundamental rights of the European Union,” said McGrath. He said, “We are ready to use equipment at our disposal” to oppose it.
As part of its several legal disputes with Prime Minister Victor Orban government, the Commission has denied Hungary of access to billions of euros in the European Union fund, due to the fear that money can be misused.
McGrath told reporters, “At this time, at this time, about 18 billion euros ($ 20 billion) are not available for Hungary. Because of this law violations of law. I want it to be otherwise,” McGrath told reporters.
Despite the estimates of the Rosi government, the Hungary economy is in a state of stagnation for at least two years, partly due to the funds of the frozen European Union. Struggling under high inflation, Hungary’s GDP returned to the negative region in the first quarter of 2025, the only contraction in the European Union.
Hungary has also moved beyond the fold of the European Union during the war in Ukraine, holding the multinational-euros aid packages and restrictions to be passed. But its European partners are more inclined to move forward without Orban’s government.
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Justin Spike contributed to this report in Budapest.
