Hungary’s Orbán cancels Euro 2020 trip to Munich after rainbow row
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from on (#5KE48)
Hungarian PM pulls out of attending match in Germany as Uefa criticised over ban on stadium illumination
The Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orban, has cancelled a trip to Munich for the Euro 2020 football match between Hungary and Germany in response to widespread criticism of his government over anti-LGBTQ+ legislation it passed last week.
Orban made his announcement hours after the European football governing body, Uefa, turned down a request from Munich city council to illuminate the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours in solidarity with the LGBTQ+ community, in particular in Hungary.
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