NGOs

06/10/2017

Orbán: Brussels performing ‘Soros plan’

The “Brussels machinery” is performing US billionaire George Soros’s pro-migration plan, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in an interview to public radio on Friday. “Brussels has […]
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
21/09/2017

Orbán’s cabinet weekly press briefing about Ukraine education crisis, migration quotas and other topics

"Ukraine will lose a friend."
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
16/08/2017

NGOs’ ‘promotion’ of migration a threat to internal security, says PM advisor

#Hungary is of the view that the activities of #NGOs aiding migrants must be transparent
15/08/2017

Hungarian government to support NGOs helping people with disabilities

The tenders are open until Wednesday to organisations
14/08/2017

Hungary sends response to EC regarding infringement procedures

"The disagreements between #Hungary and the #EC regarding the laws in question were mainly political rather than legal in nature"
13/08/2017

Governing Fidesz says some in Venice Commission sponsored by Soros

"People in the #Venice #Commission do what Soros says and must search for legal explanations" - #Fidesz
13/08/2017

Brussels wants to ratchet up tensions, says Hungarian government

"It appears that #Brussels is intent on ratcheting up tensions with #Hungary and is uninterested in finding a solution to differences between the #European #Commission and the country"
17/07/2017

Brussels’s ‘impotence’ on migration endangers Europeans, says Hungarian FM in EU meeting

"There is no time to lose in resolving Europe's migration crisis."
15/07/2017

Freedom House: The government of Hungary has resorted to tactics reminiscent of the darkest days of dictatorship

#Freedom #House: #Hungary receives a democracy score of 3.54, on a scale of 1 to 7, with 7 as the worst possible score, in Nations in Transit 2017
13/07/2017

European Commission launches infringement procedure against Hungary over NGO transparency law

#European #Commission launches infringement procedure against Hungary
12/07/2017

Hungary opposes mandatory redistribution of migrants

#Orbán's cabinet rejects #EU plans on a mandatory redistribution of migrants aimed at easing the migration pressure on #Italy
11/07/2017

LMP turns to top court over NGO law

#Law on #NGOs requires civil groups to register themselves as foreign-financed organisations if they receive above 24,000 euros each year from abroad.
29/06/2017

Socialist MEP has talks in Washington

Socialist MEP István Ujhelyi met leading members of the Trump administration and members of the US Congress in Washington, DC, his Brussels office said in a […]
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

Justice ministry: Venice Commission criticism “baffling” after Hungary cooperation

Criticism of Hungary by the Venice Commission after acceptance of its proposals regarding the law on the transparency of foreign-funded NGOs is “baffling”, the justice ministry […]