{"id":269697,"date":"2025-07-17T15:56:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/269697\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T15:56:11","slug":"foreign-office-warning-for-popular-european-hotspot-as-one-group-targeted","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/269697\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Office warning for popular European hotspot as one group ‘targeted’"},"content":{"rendered":"

New legislation in Hungary has made it necessary for the UK government to issue a warning<\/p>\n

15:43, 17 Jul 2025Updated 15:43, 17 Jul 2025<\/p>\n

\"ParticipantsThe restrictions on LGBT+ expression has prompted international scrutiny(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Hungary is an up-and-coming European destination as more and more tourists flock to the country<\/a>. World famous for its capital city Budapest and its startlingly detailed architecture, it’s fast becoming a go-to budget break for many Brits.<\/p>\n

But with an updated travel warning, it could soon be known for something less enchanting. The UK government’s<\/a> travel guidance singles out one particular group. New advice pertains to LGBT+ travellers and tolerance of same-sex activity.<\/p>\n

The full warning for LGBT+ travellers in the region is as follows:<\/p>\n

“Same-sex sexual activity is legal in Hungary. Budapest is generally tolerant and open. Outside of Budapest, showing affection in public may receive unwanted attention. Read more advice for LGBT+ travellers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Hungary has passed legislation allowing the banning of rallies and marches that depict or promote LGBT+ identities to minors. Participants could be identified by facial recognition technology and face fines of up to 200,000 Hungarian Forints (\u00a3433).<\/p>\n

“The Hungarian government classified Budapest Pride 2025 as illegal under this legislation.”<\/p>\n

Despite the claim that Pride celebrations in the capital would be classed as illegal<\/a>, thousands turned out in defiance. No arrests were made by Hungarian authorities, but that doesn’t mean nationwide bans don’t count.<\/p>\n

Many human rights lawyers have been monitoring the country as it continues to repress LGBT+ voices within the country.<\/p>\n

Legislation in 2021 banned the “portrayal” and “promotion” of LGBT content to children. The law resulted in anti-LGBT smear campaigns, leading the EU Commission to bring a case against Hungary<\/a> before the EU Court of Justice.<\/p>\n

The issue is now serious enough for the Foreign Office to issue an update to their original guidance.<\/p>\n

Other warnings on the official travel advice site recommend using official ATMs or banks and not changing money on the street. Fraudsters can steal your card details without you noticing.<\/p>\n

Use ATMs inside banks if possible, and check ATMs on the street for signs of tampering. Keep cards in sight when paying in shops and restaurants.<\/p>\n

Another little-known issue is that an ID is necessary to carry across the country. You must show ID if the police ask for it, and a copy is not acceptable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New legislation in Hungary has made it necessary for the UK government to issue a warning 15:43, 17…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269698,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5174],"tags":[2000,299,5187,378,8526,1014],"class_list":{"0":"post-269697","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-eu","8":"tag-eu","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-european","11":"tag-in-the-news","12":"tag-lgbtq-rights","13":"tag-travel-advice"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114869396193263185","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269697","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269697"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269697\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269698"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269697"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269697"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269697"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}