EU Releases €16bn to Hungary as Budapest Police Clear 31st Pride March
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Updated · The Guardian · May 29
EU Releases €16bn to Hungary as Budapest Police Clear 31st Pride March
19 articles · Updated · The Guardian · May 29
More than €16bn in frozen EU funds will flow to Hungary after Brussels said Péter Magyar’s new government had moved quickly on overdue reforms since his election last month.
€2.2bn still depends on restoring academic freedom at universities, and another €500m remains blocked until Hungary complies with an EU court ruling against anti-LGBTQ laws.
Budapest police also approved the 31st Pride march for 27 June, reversing last year’s effort under Viktor Orbán’s government to block the event.
Last year’s banned parade drew a record 200,000 people and became a symbol of resistance after Orbán’s allies created a legal basis to prohibit Pride events.
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