Tags: hungary
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: 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.
Tags: freedom of assembly freedom of expression hungaryPosted in: Press releases, Recent news on April 13th, 2012
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.
Tags: hungaryPosted in: News stories, Recent news on January 20th, 2012
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.
Tags: anti-discrimination european council hungary women's rightsPosted in: Parliamentary work, Recent news on July 5th, 2011
Intergroup event: LGBT rights in EU Member States since the 2004 accession
The Intergroup on LGBT Rights met yesterday in Strasbourg to discuss LGBT people’s fundamental rights in ‘newer’ EU Member States (those having joined after 2004). Members of the European Parliament came to discuss the situation for LGBT people in Slovakia, …
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Posted in: Intergroup documents, Recent news on April 8th, 2011
Podcast: LGBT rights in Hungary
A new constitution with a narrow definition of family; a law on the media seeking to promote ‘traditional values’; the LGBT pride march almost banned… Hungary has been the focus of our work recently. In this episode, we discuss these …
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Posted in: Podcast, Recent news on March 30th, 2011
Hungary’s draft constitution: A worrying signal for the EU Presidency
Hungary’s new constitution could restrict the national definition of family to fertile, heterosexual couples; deny protection from discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; and prevent access to abortion, it emerged yesterday. Hungary currently holds the Presidency of …
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Posted in: Press releases, Recent news on March 10th, 2011
Budapest Pride ban overturned
Following the Budapest police refusal to allow the LGBT Pride march, the Metropolitan Court of Budapest ruled this refusal to be unfounded. It examined whether the extension of the route effectively blocked traffic and impeded upon EU Presidency events in …
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Posted in: News stories, Recent news on February 28th, 2011
Budapest Pride barred from marching near Parliament
The Rainbow Mission Foundation initially requested to hold Budapest’s 15th Pride march along the route used in previous years, which was authorised by police services. Last week, organisers applied for a partial route change, allowing the march to end in front of the Hungarian Parliament.
Tags: european council freedom of assembly hungary pridePosted in: Press releases, Recent news on February 15th, 2011
2010 The European Parliament's Intergroup on LGBTI Rights