With the 2026 parliamentary elections approaching, the annual Budapest Pride Parade seemed poised to become the next fight ...

European Commissioner Michael McGrath brushed off accusations that the EU intentionally got involved with Budapest's Pride ...

EU Rule of Law Commissioner Michael McGrath on Tuesday praised the massive show of support for the rights of sexual ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban called Saturday's Pride "repulsive and shameful", accusing the EU of directing ...

Calling Saturday’s Pride parade in Budapest “repulsive and shameful”, Hungary’s rightwing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán blamed the EU for encouraging opposition politicians to organise the LGBTQ+ event, ...

A Budapest Pride march is expected to go ahead on Saturday, defying Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's legal threats against LGBTQ rights activists.The march organisers hope for a record ...

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said police will not "break up" Saturday's Budapest Pride march despite issuing a ban, but warned attendees and organisers about the legal consequences. Last ...

But in 2025, a new law threatens to silence this tradition. Hungary’s government, led by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has banned public LGBTQ+ events, including the Budapest Pride march.

Effectively banning Pride celebrations nationwide, the measure set up a major confrontation, with the government on one side and Mayor Karácsony and the organizers of Budapest Pride on the other.

Orban, in power since 2010, portrays himself as defending family values and said in February that organisers should not even bother organising Pride in Budapest this year.