Nigel Farage and Viktor Orban were supposed to be among the attendees, in addition to hundreds of scholars, politicians, and intellectuals from around Europe.

“An English translation of the order shared by a lawyer cites the fact that participants are from the "conservative and religious right" and that they express a "'Eurosceptic' attitude" as reasons for prohibiting the two-day event.”

The document also claims that "it cannot be ruled out that…extremist groups are associating themselves with this event" and that the conference "could undeniably lead to violent reactions."

The Brussels police were ultimately unsuccessful, but did manage to limit some attendees from entering the venue, block deliveries of the food for the event, and other actions meant to disrupt them.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/brussels-mayo...43165.html