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Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

A bookstore was fined for selling a kid’s picture book depicting LGBT families in Hungary. Officials argued that the store has failed to properly warn customers about the book’s content. … Read More >Hungary fines store $825 for ‘misleading’ customers over children’s picture book with same-sex families

Op-ed

The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s controversial law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors is none of the EU’s business, and Brussels’ attempts to interfere in its internal affairs with a sense of moral superiority is akin to neo-colonialism. … Read More >The EU-Hungary row over an anti-LGBTQ law is a clash of cultures that underpins why European integration will never work

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EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

Posted on July 9, 2021July 9, 2021By Editor

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has slammed Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law as a ‘disgrace’ and has implored the country to reverse it or face punishment. … Read More >EU’s Von der Leyen condemns Hungary’s anti-LGBTQ law in Hungary as it comes in force, threatens punishment

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Orban blasts Dutch ‘colonial’ mentality after Rutte tells Hungarian PM to respect LGBTQ+ or leave the EU

Posted on July 4, 2021July 4, 2021By Editor

The Hungarian prime minister has issued a stern rebuke of his Dutch counterpart, telling Amsterdam to keep out of Hungarian politics after criticizing Budapest’s move to prevent the portrayal of homosexuality to minors. … Read More >Orban blasts Dutch ‘colonial’ mentality after Rutte tells Hungarian PM to respect LGBTQ+ or leave the EU

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Leaders of 17 EU states sign letter against LGBT+ discrimination as row with Hungary over controversial law escalates

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

The leaders of 17 EU states vowed to continue fighting against LGBT+ discrimination in a joint letter, a day after the EU Commission promised legal proceedings against Hungary. … Read More >Leaders of 17 EU states sign letter against LGBT+ discrimination as row with Hungary over controversial law escalates

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‘We will not compromise on values’: European Commission chief blasts Hungarian ‘LGBT promotion’ law, threatens retaliation

Posted on June 26, 2021June 26, 2021By Editor

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen promised to use all her power to fight against a controversial Hungarian law which bans the promotion of homosexuality and gender change among children. … Read More >‘We will not compromise on values’: European Commission chief blasts Hungarian ‘LGBT promotion’ law, threatens retaliation

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Brussels to assess if Hungary’s new ban on sharing LGBT content with under-18s breaches EU law – von der Leyen

Posted on June 19, 2021June 19, 2021By Editor

The president of the European Commission has announced the body is looking into whether Hungary’s ban on the sharing of homosexual and transgender content to those under 18 years of age is a breach of EU law. … Read More >Brussels to assess if Hungary’s new ban on sharing LGBT content with under-18s breaches EU law – von der Leyen

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Hungary donates state land for Chinese university project after Budapest mayor renames streets after Dalai Lama and Uighurs

Posted on June 17, 2021June 17, 2021By Editor

Hungary’s parliament has approved a proposal by Viktor Orban’s Fidesz government to donate land owned by the state for a planned Chinese university in the Hungarian capital despite fierce opposition. … Read More >Hungary donates state land for Chinese university project after Budapest mayor renames streets after Dalai Lama and Uighurs

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Hungary bans ‘promotion’ of homosexuality and transgenderism to under-18s amid protests

Posted on June 16, 2021June 16, 2021By Editor

A law prohibiting the sharing of content portraying homosexuality and transgenderism to those under the age of 18 has been passed by Hungary’s National Assembly. … Read More >Hungary bans ‘promotion’ of homosexuality and transgenderism to under-18s amid protests

Russia

As Covid-19 restrictions soften, Russia to resume passenger flights to multiple countries, including Britain, Austria & Hungary

Posted on June 3, 2021June 3, 2021By Editor

Russian authorities have decided to resume passenger air travel to the United Kingdom, which has been halted since December 2020. Moscow cited the improving epidemiological situation in Britain as the reason for the decision. … Read More >As Covid-19 restrictions soften, Russia to resume passenger flights to multiple countries, including Britain, Austria & Hungary