The Hungarian Parliament passed a new law on non-governmental
organizations today, which is widely thought to attack civil society
in Hungary and has been criticized by the European Commission. The
Hungarian Civil Liberties Union (TASZ) said it will apply civil
disobedience.
The approved law requires groups receiving more than 24,000 euros
annually ($26,000) in overseas funding to register as
"foreign-supported" and disclose their foreign donors, or face
closure. The legislation resembles a law passed in Russia in 2012,
which requires NGOs receiving foreign funding to register as "foreign
agents."
https://bbj.hu/politics/ngo-law-passed-tasz-plans-civil-disobedience_134218
In Anti-Soros Feud, Hungary Adopts Rules on Foreign-Financed Groups
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/world/europe/hungary-law-ngo-soros.html
Hungary: NGO law a vicious and calculated assault on civil society
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2017/06/hungary-ngo-law-a-vicious-and-calculated-assault-on-civil-society/
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