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Jorge Liboreiro

Von der Leyen calls on Hungary to lift controversial ban on Budapest Pride

Ursula von der Leyen has called on Hungary to lift the ban on the Budapest Pride and allow the march, scheduled to take place this weekend, to "go ahead without fear of any criminal or administrative sanctions against the organisers or participants".

The appeal represents her most direct intervention in the new showdown between the European Commission and Viktor Orbán's government.

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