EU Commission sues Hungary over LGBTQ law
The EU Commission wants to take Hungary to the European Court of Justice in connection with the violation of the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ people.
Brussels - A corresponding decision was made on Friday, the Brussels authorities announced. It is therefore the next step in the infringement procedure that the Commission initiated on July 15, 2021 with a letter of formal notice against Hungary. The Hungarian authorities did not adequately address the concerns related to equality and protection of fundamental rights, nor did they undertake to eliminate the incompatibility.
The reason for the lawsuit was that Hungarian law "clearly discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation". It goes against the fundamental values of the European Union and violates a number of EU regulations. The controversial Hungarian law bans or restricts access to content that promotes or depicts "different identities from birth gender, gender reassignment or homosexuality" to persons under the age of 18.
Barley urges cuts in European funding for Hungary
"The complaints are correct, but they come too late for democracy in Hungary," said the Vice-President of the European Parliament Katarina Barley (SPD) to the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (Saturday edition). The EU Commission has "overslept for years" that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is dismantling democracy. Barley demanded that the Commission now cut the subsidies for Hungary as quickly as possible.
The other case concerns the actions of the Hungarian authorities against the independent radio station Klubradio. The station had to cease FM broadcasting in February 2021 because the government-dependent media agency failed to renew the broadcasting license. Barley criticized that the EU Commission reacted too late to the events in Hungary.
"Orbán closed down the last independent radio station more than a year ago, the electoral law has been manipulated, the judiciary and administration are in Orbán's hands," said the former federal justice minister. However, the Commission has the option of reducing funding for Orbán. "It has to finally do that," said Barley: "It's the only thing that can stop Orbán from continuing to trample on European core values."
The procedure for this was created by the European Parliament, Barley continued: "The Commission must now finally pursue it vigorously."
Brussels - A corresponding decision was made on Friday, the Brussels authorities announced. It is therefore the next step in the infringement procedure that the Commission initiated on July 15, 2021 with a letter of formal notice against Hungary. The Hungarian authorities did not adequately address the concerns related to equality and protection of fundamental rights, nor did they undertake to eliminate the incompatibility.
The reason for the lawsuit was that Hungarian law "clearly discriminates against people on the basis of their sexual orientation". It goes against the fundamental values of the European Union and violates a number of EU regulations. The controversial Hungarian law bans or restricts access to content that promotes or depicts "different identities from birth gender, gender reassignment or homosexuality" to persons under the age of 18.
Barley urges cuts in European funding for Hungary
"The complaints are correct, but they come too late for democracy in Hungary," said the Vice-President of the European Parliament Katarina Barley (SPD) to the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (Saturday edition). The EU Commission has "overslept for years" that Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is dismantling democracy. Barley demanded that the Commission now cut the subsidies for Hungary as quickly as possible.
The other case concerns the actions of the Hungarian authorities against the independent radio station Klubradio. The station had to cease FM broadcasting in February 2021 because the government-dependent media agency failed to renew the broadcasting license. Barley criticized that the EU Commission reacted too late to the events in Hungary.
"Orbán closed down the last independent radio station more than a year ago, the electoral law has been manipulated, the judiciary and administration are in Orbán's hands," said the former federal justice minister. However, the Commission has the option of reducing funding for Orbán. "It has to finally do that," said Barley: "It's the only thing that can stop Orbán from continuing to trample on European core values."
The procedure for this was created by the European Parliament, Barley continued: "The Commission must now finally pursue it vigorously."
Source: Der Newsticker
Photo: Arne Immanuel Bänsch/dpa/picture alliance.
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