EU member states join Commission case against Hungary Campaigners hope for strong ruling to maximise deterrent Similar laws debated in Romania, Poland last year By Lucy Middleton April 25 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - With 15 nations now backing a European Commission lawsuit over Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ law, rights campaigners hope the case will serve as a powerful deterrent against similar legislation in other EU countries. The infringement proceedings - joined this month by France and Germany - target a law passed in 2021 banning the use of materials seen as promoting homosexuality and gender change in schools.
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