Tánaiste slams Hungary’s ban on Pride events and facial recognition surveillance

Simon Harris condemns Hungary’s new anti-LGBTQ+ laws, calling them a violation of EU values and fundamental rights

MPs of Momentum protest with flares during the plenary session of the Hungarian parliament in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (Boglarka Bodnar/MTI via AP)

The Tánaiste has said he is "alarmed" after Hungary's parliament passed a law banning Pride events and allowing authorities to use facial recognition software to identify attendees.

Hungary's prime minister Viktor Orban’s right-wing populist party brought forward the law as part of a continued crackdown on the country’s LGBT+ community.