Gergely Karacsony, the mayor of Budapest, received praise in the European Parliament for organizing a Pride event, but this has coincided with stalled investments in the city due to frozen EU funds linked to rule-of-law disputes. Despite the arrival of 51 new trams, infrastructure projects necessary for their operation are unfunded. Critics, including David Vitezy and Tamas Deutsch, argue that Karacsony’s political actions have contributed to Hungary's loss of EU funds, and that his lobbying efforts in Brussels are counterproductive to Budapest's interests. Teljes cikk (Magyarnemzet)