Meinl-Reisinger is concerned about LGBTQ rights in Hungary-Diepresse.com
Austria’s Foreign Minister Meinl-Reisinger calls her Hungarian counterpart Szijjártó, the topic was the latest ban on the Pride Parade in addition to Ukraine.
After the ban on the rainbow parade in Hungary, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger (NEOS) was concerned with her Hungarian counterpart Péter Szijjártó. « Especially in the light of the worrying increasing willingness to violence towards gays and lesbians, I informed him of my concern about the current legislation in Hungary with regard to the freedom of the LGBTIQ+ community, » said Meinl-Reisinger on Saturday on the online platform X.
Basic and human rights are “the foundation of our European Union“And the basis for the individual freedom of every person, explained Meinl-Reisinger, who also thanked Szijjártó for the“ open conversation ”.
For his part, Szijjártó said on Facebook that they were represented in terms of pride parade. The Hungarian news agency MTI reported that he had told his Austrian counterpart that the protection of children in Hungary had an absolute priority. « We do not want to meet the expectations of the governments of other countries, but the expectations of the Hungarian people. »
Prohibition decided on Tuesday
The parliament in Budapest had banned meetings on Tuesday such as the Pride Parade, in which people demonstrate for the rights of non -heterosexual life plans. Formally, a passage was included in the meeting law, which provides that meetings are not allowed to violate the Child Protection Act.
In the event that the Pride Parade is still held, there are high punitive fees. The use of facial recognition software should be allowed to identify the participants.
For the right -wing conservative government under Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, homosexuality is considered « worrying » in terms of child protection. A regulation, children and adolescents known as the Child Protection Act have been banning access to information about non -heterosexual forms of life since 2021. Corresponding books, films and other media must therefore not be accessible to minors in Hungary.
Talks also about Ukraine
According to Szijjártó, the two foreign ministers also spoke about the war in Ukraine. The situation is unchanged, and despite repeated promise, the Ukrainian government refused to return the rights withdrawn in 2015 in 2015, Szijjártó criticized on Facebook. « This is completely unacceptable and contradicts the common European rules and values. »
He added a lot to appreciate Beate Meinl-Reisinger’s willingness to help in this matter. « As long as this sad situation continues, every progress in the membership discussions in Ukraine is excluded to the European Union, » he said.
