A British couple living in Budapest have abandoned a three-year legal battle to adopt a Roma baby girl after Hungarian authorities repeatedly blocked the process, despite court rulings that found the state had acted unlawfully and in a discriminatory manner. Authorities blocked adoption of baby because foster parents weren’t HungarianThe couple had waited five years to adopt when, in October 2022, Budapest’s Child Protection Services informed them they had been selected to adopt a premature Roma baby girl. The couple were already familiar with the Hungarian adoption system, having previously adopted a Roma boy in the country. Professionals at the Budapest child protection service assessed the bonding period between the baby and the prospective parents as successful and formally supported placing the child with them. The Budapest Metropolitan Court ruled that the authorities had unlawfully obstructed the adoption and violated the principle of equal treatment.