Green Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony, however, announced Monday that the march will be organized by the municipality, which, he said, means the police can’t stop it.
“It’s time to show that we are proud of our freedom, and to show that in this city, no one can be a second-rate citizen,” the mayor said on social media.
Lahbib will join around 70 members of the European Parliament, including Socialists and Democrats (S&D) Chair Iratxe García, liberal Renew Europe Chair Valérie Hayer and Greens Co-Chair Terry Reintke.
The Dutch secretary of state for education and several mayors from big European capitals will be in attendance too.
Lahbib’s attendance comes after weeks of pressure from MEPs and activists for the Commission to be there. The EU executive had been silent in its position of objective powerbroker between member countries.
Despite calls from activists and politicians for the Commission to attend the pride no matter what, if the event is ultimately banned Lahbib will not attend the parade, the official said.
