Unprecedented ruling finds Hungary's anti-LGBTQ laws in breach of EU values
The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
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"You cannot equate what is totally natural - that 10% of the population loves the same sex - with egregious crime."
— John Morijn , Academic
"If Péter Magyar truly aims to be pro-EU, he must place this at the top of his agenda for his first 100 days in office."
— Katja Štefanec Gärtner , Activist
Key People
John Morijn is a professor of law and politics in international relations at the University of Groningen.
Katja Štefanec Gärtner is a representative of the LGBTQ rights group Ilga-Europe.
Péter Magyar is the newly elected prime minister of Hungary.
Viktor Orbán is the Prime Minister of Hungary, noted for his controversial political policies and influence in Central Europe.
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The EU's top court finds that the reforms breached EU values on a number of levels and broke the founding values of the EU treaty.
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