https://sputnikglobe.com/20210630/french-diplomat-backs-sanctions-against-hungary-over-lgbtq-law-1083274534.html
French Diplomat Backs Sanctions Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Law
French Diplomat Backs Sanctions Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Law
Sputnik International
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Clement Beaune, the French Foreign Ministry's minister of state for European affairs, said on Wednesday that he supports imposing financial... 30.06.2021, Sputnik International
2021-06-30T12:04+0000
2021-06-30T12:04+0000
2021-06-30T12:04+0000
https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/07e5/06/0f/1083156916_0:0:3049:1724_1920x0_80_0_0_8f595150fbc5c076b0240888c404bf80.jpg
hungary
france
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
2021
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
News
en_EN
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
Sputnik International
feedback@sputniknews.com
+74956456601
MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“
newsfeed, europe, hungary, france, lgbt
newsfeed, europe, hungary, france, lgbt
French Diplomat Backs Sanctions Against Hungary Over LGBTQ Law
MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Clement Beaune, the French Foreign Ministry's minister of state for European affairs, said on Wednesday that he supports imposing financial sanctions on Hungary over its latest law banning the promotion of homosexuality to minors.
"I am not for the exclusion of Hungary from the European Union. I prefer sanctions [instead]", Beaune tweeted.
The diplomat added that he was also in favour of enhancing tools to suspend funding for EU nations that approve similar laws during the French presidency of the Council of the EU next year, as the current related procedures in the bloc are "too long and too weak".
Earlier this month, the Hungarian parliament passed the legislation that seeks to outlaw the propagation of materials on homosexuality and gender reassignment among those aged under 18. The move prompted a backlash from the European leadership and some member states.
The Hungarian authorities have dismissed allegations that the legislation harasses the LGBT community, insisting that it was a part of the state strategy to combat paedophilia.
