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01/12/2017

Government: Soros’s organisations want to make Hungary pro-migration

Government weekly press briefing
30/11/2017

Soros to finance civil groups outside Budapest as part of campaign

"The campaign aimed to "present Soros as a philantropist, get closer to the people and gain popularity"
04/10/2017

EC sends reasoned opinion on law on NGOs financed from abroad and higher education law

"Hungary has one month to amend the law and bring it into line with European regulations."
01/10/2017

Jobbik: Authority requests the pro-government NGO accounts for donations from state-owned electricity company

1.6 million euros donation received by the pro-government NGO from state-owned energy company MVM - #Jobbik
02/09/2017

Human resources minister lauds work of office against persecution of Christians

16th annual Civic Picnic in Kötcse
31/08/2017

NGOs turn to top court over ‘stigmatising law’ in Hungary

"All this harms the right to privacy set down in the fundamental law, harms respect for laws governing the private sector" - NGOs
29/08/2017

Swimming pool fined EUR 3,300 for discrimination against LGBTQ organisation

#Hungary's equal opportunity authority has fined a #Budapest sports centre 1 million forints for refusing to allow members of an #LGBTQ organisation to rent part of its swimming pool.
13/07/2017

European Commission launches infringement procedure against Hungary over NGO transparency law

#European #Commission launches infringement procedure against Hungary
29/06/2017

Deputy Speaker of Hungarian Parliament Gulyás holds talks in Washington

"The Hungarian NGOs law is now actually closer to US legislation on the issue than it had been before"
20/06/2017

US State Department expresses concern over law on foreign-funded NGOs – UPDATE

#US #State #Department expresses concern over law on foreign-funded #NGOs
19/06/2017

Civil groups stage anti-government demonstration in central Budapest

Hungarian Helsinki Committee would boycott the recent law requiring registration of groups receiving foreign assistance
17/06/2017

Venice Commission: Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs still raises concerns

#Venice #Commission: The Hungarian law on foreign-funded NGOs, despite amendments, still raises concerns
16/06/2017

Hungarian president signs the criticized civil organisations law

President János Áder signed Hungary's new law concerning transparency of civil organisations receiving foreign support
13/06/2017

Hungarian parliament passes foreign-funded NGO transparency law – UPDATE

Lawmakers pass foreign-funded NGO transparency law
09/06/2017

Orbán’s cabinet accepts most Venice Commission legal concerns over civil organisations law

Bill on the transparency of civil organisations financed from abroad:
19/05/2017

Jobbik files complaint over MVM donation to pro-government NGO

1.6 million euros donation received by the pro-government Civil Unity Forum (CÖF) from state-owned energy company - #Jobbik
18/05/2017

Jobbik proposes setting up ‘civil parliament’

#Vona has proposed setting up a "#civil parliament" - #Jobbik
16/05/2017

Socialists accuse government of ‘Russian’ measures targeting NGOs

"The Fidesz government plans "Russian" measures to "attack" civil organisations" - Socialists (#MSZP)
17/04/2017

Hungary’s parliament to discuss NGO transparency legislation

Parliament is to hold a four-day session over the next two weeks, with the legislation on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs
12/10/2016

“The police can’t provide blankets” – civilians collect for border guards

Hvg.hu writes that it seems that policemen serving along the southern border don’t get suitable clothes to do their job, because the border guards are complaining about freezing during their […]