Now he’s pinching!
According to information from the German Press Agency, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban made a trip to the European Championship game between Germany and Hungary on Wednesday (9 p.m. / ZDF, Magenta TV and in BILD live ticker) canceled.
Official information on this was initially not available. Before the final group game, there had been heated debates about the Uefa ban on lighting the Munich EM arena in rainbow colors.
The European Football Union Uefa had rejected an application from Munich’s Lord Mayor Dieter Reiter (SPD). It is “a politically and religiously neutral organization due to its statutes. Given the political context of this particular request – a message aimed at a decision by the Hungarian Parliament – UEFA must reject this request, ”she said.
The background to the planned protest is a law that restricts the information rights of young people with regard to homosexuality and transsexuality in Hungary and was approved by the Hungarian parliament last week. The law is considered a special concern of Prime Minister Orban.
National coach Jogi Löw (61) had also spoken out in favor of the rainbow lighting, said “Basically, I would have been personally very happy if the stadium had been illuminated in these colors when the lights had come on. Despite all the symbolism, it is important for me that these values are also lived. ”And Mats Hummels (32) says:“ I am an absolute friend when you send messages of this kind into the world. ”
Bavaria’s Prime Minister Markus Söder (54 / CSU) said: “That would have been a very good sign for tolerance and freedom.”
Instead of the arena, a wind turbine near the stadium is to be illuminated in the evening – the Munich town hall will also be decorated with rainbow flags.
10,000 rainbow flags will also be distributed at the stadium.
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