Over 120 civil society organizations call on Romanian authorities to allow Oradea Pride march

17 July 2026 More than 120 civil society organizations from 30 countries signed a public letter warning that the city of Oradea, in western Romania, may become, after Budapest, the only city in the EU where authorities repeatedly block the organization of a Pride March for the rights of the LGBTIQ+ community. The organizations signaled their solidarity with the march organizers, ARK Oradea, and called on local authorities in the city to respect freedom of assembly and ensure the safe organization of the Oradea Pride March, scheduled to take place on July 25. The open letter comes after the local newspaper Bihoreanul reported that the municipality was preparing to reject all more than 100 route options proposed by the organizers and, possibly, to accept only the holding of an assembly at a