LGBTQ+

The Hungarian government has moved to try to ban Pride under the pretext of protecting children.

Germany, like the U.S., is closing its door to Afghans facing persecution by the Taliban.

Legal opinion bolsters EU’s challenge against Viktor Orbán’s conservative culture war.

The decisive vote will have a dramatic impact far beyond the country.

Slaps were exchanged — some literal, some political — and suddenly Brussels isn’t just watching from the sidelines. This week on EU Confidential, we dive into a …

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As pre-conclave lobbying intensifies, top Vatican diplomat Pietro Parolin has become a point of convergence for cardinals looking to restore Vatican’s primacy.

From Madrid to Rome, ideologically opposed European politicians are united in their ban of the practice.

Budapest has opened the door to using AI facial recognition to identify LGBTQ+ protestors.

German and Finnish authorities have taken similar steps, and Belgium is planning to do the same, as the Trump administration removes some protections for sexual minorities.

They set off smoke bombs in Budapest’s chamber — and have now been hit with record fines.

Fidesz says it’s trying to prohibit Pride to keep children safe from the so-called LGBTQ+ agenda, but opponents say the prime minister’s party is trying to create a wedge issue.

Iranian transgender man had been seeking to correct Hungary’s asylum register which listed him as a woman.

PM says he will “collect the opinion of the people” in a mail-in campaign that critics have derided as a propaganda tool.

Hungary ‘should not tolerate Pride marching’ through Budapest’s city center, top minister says.

Attacks against LGBTQ+ people are becoming “the testing ground for laws that erode democracy itself,” NGO’s executive director says.

MEPs had criticized the world football governing body for awarding the 2034 tournament to the Gulf petromonarchy.

U.S. president calls the clergywoman a “Radical Left hard line Trump hater,” “ungracious,” “nasty” and “not compelling or smart.”

Former MEP József Szájer, a close ally of the Hungarian PM, tells POLITICO he wants to show he’s more than just a meme.

Americans are rejecting some liberal values.

The State Department also condemned the “excessive use of force by police” after thousands of Georgians protested the halting of EU accession negotiations.