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Sophie in 't Veld and Ulrike Lunacek at Budapest Pride

3,000 march safely at Budapest Pride

Budapest Pride 2012 took place safely on Saturday 7 July, despite earlier threats and the mayor’s unwillingness to support the event. Over 3,000 marchers took to the streets protected by riot police.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on July 9th, 2012
Mayor of Budapest Istvan Tarlos

Budapest Mayor: Worrying about pride safety “does not indicate intellect”

The Mayor of Budapest has dismissed concerns about the safety of today’s pride march, explaining that he does not think such concerns “indicate a measure of intellect”.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on July 7th, 2012
Ulrike Lunacek and Kinga Göncz MEPs

Intergroup MEPs open EuroGames in Budapest

Members of the European Parliament have taken part in the official opening of the EuroGames 2012 in Budapest, the Hungarian capital. Every year, the EuroGames gather LGBT athletes and their friends.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on June 29th, 2012
Logo Budapest Pride

Open letter to Budapest Mayor and Assembly: Don’t ban Pride

Today Members of the European Parliament sent an open letter to the mayor and parliament of Budapest, urging them to allow and protect the upcoming LGBT pride march on 7 July.

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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on June 14th, 2012
Flags outside the European Parliament building Louise Weiss in Strasbourg

European Parliament strongly condemns homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe

With a large majority (430 for, 105 against), the European Parliament has adopted a resolution to condemn homophobic laws and discrimination in Europe.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 24th, 2012
Gay pride organiser Svyatoslav Sheremet is beaten up by thugs in Kiev on 20 May 2012 (Reuters)

MEPs worried by serious threats to freedom of expression

Members of the European Parliament are increasingly concerned that several gay pride marches are being cancelled around Europe. These events face violence more often than in previous years, and are increasingly criminalised by laws that forbid publicly supporting LGBT rights.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on May 21st, 2012
Commissioner Viviane Reding

Hungary: European Commission will investigate new law on religion

Earlier this year, Members of the LGBT Intergroup asked the European Commission if Hungary’s new law on religion was compatible with EU non-discrimination law. The Commission answered that it was unsure, and that it will find out whether the law abides … 
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on April 25th, 2012
Hungary

Hungary: Increasingly hostile climate for LGBT people

Echoing developments in Russia, extreme-right parliamentarians in Hungary have tabled proposals to outlaw public discussions of homosexuality. In parallel, the Budapest police has rejected a request to hold the annual LGBT pride march in July 2012.

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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 13th, 2012
Ulrike Lunacek MEP

Ulrike Lunacek slams Hungary’s Prime Minister

On Wednesday Ulrike Lunacek, Green Austrian MEP and Co-president of the LGBT Intergroup, slammed the Prime Minister of Hungary for his treatment of LGBT people.

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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on January 20th, 2012
European Parliament logo

European Parliament disapproves of new Hungarian constitution

Today the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the revised Hungarian constitution. Recalling Hungary’s obligations under international human rights law, the Parliament noted that the new Basic Law of Hungary fails to outlaw discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

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Posted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 5th, 2011
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