Has the European Union finally run out of patience with Hungary? The mood was feisty in Brussels on Tuesday as ministers from the bloc’s member states gathered to discuss whether to turn the screws on Budapest for damaging democracy.

A cross-party group has accused the Commission of "failing to fulfil its duties”, in a letter seen by Euractiv.

Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne has said that, as a net contributing EU member state, Ireland is increasingly frustrated at Hungary's crackdown on fundamental rights and its alleged erosion of the rule of law.

The ban cited the recent amendment that prioritizes children’s rights to “adequate physical, mental and moral development” over most other freedoms, police said.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Caspar Veldkamp, has led an initiative that has resulted in 16 European Union member states condemning the changes to LGBTQIA+ laws in Hungary. The member states announced their condemnation in a statement in which they called on Hungary to review the laws.

Hungary's opposition leader Peter Magyar walked from Budapest to northwestern Romania in the hope of gaining the support of ethnic Hungarians there. Such support would be key for an election victory.

Valérie Hayer, president of the Renew Europe group, has urged the Commission president to "immediately" request provisional legal measures to safeguard the right to peaceful assembly in Hungary and allow the Budapest Pride march to go ahead as planned on 28 June, according to a letter seen by Euractiv.