'Another red line crossed': Fierce debate on Hungary's Pride ban at the European Parliament

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'Another red line crossed': Fierce debate on Hungary's Pride ban at the European Parliament   Centrist and leftist MEPs called on the EU to act against Hungary over the LGBTQ+ Pride ban, while the far right defended the move of Viktor Orbán's government. Around 70 MEPs will travel to Budapest next weekend to support LGBTQ+ rights.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/18/another-red-line-crossed-fierce-debate-on-hungarys-pride-ban-at-the-european-parliament  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00Members of the European Parliament engaged in a fierce debate

00:09about the Hungarian government's ban on the Budapest Pride event.

00:14MAPs argue that the move violates freedom of expression

00:17and called on the European Commission to act.

00:30The prohibition of the march of pride is not just a coward attack against its citizens.

00:40It is the end of the manifestation of a authoritarian regime

00:44that has turned power into an instrument of fear, censure and hatred.

00:53The event is planned for the 28th of June in the center of Budapest.

00:57According to the new law, participants will be monitored by AI cameras and fined.

01:04The government said the goal of the ban is to protect children.

01:08In Hungary everyone can live freely and be praised.

01:15But for us, the importance of the children and the body development is the first.

01:20This is the first one to keep everyone in peace.

01:23Around 70 MEPs will travel to the Budapest Pride next weekend,

01:29but the commission will not send anyone.

01:32Meanwhile, the opposition-led city of Budapest is trying to save the pride march using a legal loophole.

01:38There is still a legal battle now going on, whether the pride can take place legally or not.

01:47The latest development is that the Budapest mayor has now come forward and said

01:51he is organizing the pride because then he doesn't need a police authorization.

01:57The commissioner for justice, Michael McGrath,

02:00said they're ready to use all tools to safeguard European values in this matter.

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