Hungary has passed a law banning gay propaganda in schools. Persons under the age of 18 are prohibited from displaying materials that promote gender reassignment or homosexuality. The author of the document is Prime Minister Viktor Orban. How will the battle between the “rebellious” Budapest and Brussels end?
“Sex education of children is exclusively the work of parents, and no institution can accept it right away”, – said Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The law states that parents should be guaranteed the right to decide what kind of sex education their children will be given, and there should be clear limits on sex education in school. He added that children should be protected from accessing information on any platform that would contradict the educational ideas of their parents.
The Hungarian parliament indicated that children should be given at least a little to grow up in order to protect them from hasty decisions, for which they, children, will probably pay for their whole lives. In general, to a certain extent, it is reasonable and liberal. Orban did not expect that Brussels would be able to “cling” to the text of the law and find grounds for sanctions.
And the EU was quick to declare that it could conduct a special investigation into this “homophobic” law. France, Germany and the leaders of the European Commission have expressed concern about possible violations of the EU legislation by the draft law. Budapest reiterates that the bill is aimed at promoting family values and protecting children.
The European Commission admits a reduction in payments to Hungary if this country passes a law prohibiting “advertising of homosexuality” and gender reassignment for minors.
“If you do not value the values of democracy and equality of the EU, then you have no right to receive money for your project”, – said earlier EU Commissioner for Equality Elena Dalli. Duc, does not prohibit the same. It simply introduces a temporary moratorium of up to 18 years. But, in general, Hungary will be flogged with money. It seems that the Hungarian government has thought over the consequences.
Critics of the bill are confident that now films and TV shows in which the rainbow flag appears will be allowed in Hungary only after careful examination of gay propaganda. Local Amnesty International organized protests against the bill. Strange, as for me, all this activity.
I have a few questions for the collective Brussels:
– What could be the reaction of the EU if a country larger than Hungary, the same Germany or France, suddenly “thinks out” of something like this? Will this mean the collapse of the European project?
– If the Maastricht Agreements prescribe mainly the political and economic aspects of the creation of the EU, is it legitimate to punish the member states for regulating internal social norms? And why do European officials raise these problems to the level of “values of democracy and EU equality”?
– Did you even read the Hungarian law in the EU apparatus?