Anti-LGBTI+ law in Hungary at EU Court of Justice

At a hearing held on November 19, the Court of Justice said the Hungarian government had clearly violated EU law with its anti-LGBTI+ law.

The hearing of the infringement case brought by the European Commission regarding the anti-LGBTI+ law in Hungary was held on November 19 at the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU).

The hearing was attended by the Hungarian government, the governments of Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Finland, Sweden and the European Parliament.

According to the news on the ILGA-Europe website, the Commission emphasised that Hungary had seriously and clearly violated EU law by adopting a law that stigmatises LGBTI+ individuals under the name of “child protection.” All member states speaking at the hearing expressed their agreement with the Commission’s position that fundamental values are an integral part of the identity of the European Union.

The hearing highlighted issues such as the lack of sex education in public schools, censorship of exhibitions and fines imposed on bookstores, and emphasised the harmful effects of anti-LGBTI+ legislation.

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