Pride organisers vow to march in Romanian city that has blocked event four years in a row

Organisers submitted more than 100 proposed routes to authorities in Oradea, but all were rejected Photograph: Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Campaigners in a Romanian city have vowed to go ahead with a Pride march after local authorities denied permission for the fourth consecutive year.

Since 2023, campaigners in the western city of Oradea, which has a population of about 180,000, have sought permission to hold Pride events. However, each year they have faced opposition, making Oradea the only major city in the EU where local authorities have repeatedly blocked Pride marches.