EU Mulls Options as Hungary Announces Russian-Style Law

On May 27 in Brussels at the EU General Affairs Council meeting, the ministers of the member countries will discuss the application to Hungary of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union, which allows the suspension of the country's right to vote in case of serious violations of the basic principles of the EU.

EU mulls options as Hungary announces Russian-style foreign agent law

Tens of thousands of Hungarians took to the streets over the weekend after the Hungarian government tabled new legislation to monitor foreign funding for NGOs and media outlets or anyone deemed a threat to what it sees as Hungarian sovereign interest.  The bill is labeled “Transparency of Public Life” and the government says it is aimed at protecting Hungary’s sovereignty from outside interference. But activists say it mimics Russia’s foreign ag…

EU mulls options as Hungary announces Russian-style law

Can the EU rein in the Hungarian government and discourage it once again from pushing through a "transparency law" that critics say amounts to a crackdown on activists and media?

According to Tamás Deutsch, the founding politician of Fidesz, press freedom will far from disappear with the introduction of the transparency law.

The lower house of the Russian parliament, the State Duma, has also been very vocal about child protection recently. On March 1, 2025, a law came into force in Russia, which ... ...

Alarm bells in Budapest – Europe's fundamental values under review Budapest, May 2025. Once again, under Viktor Orbán, Hungary sends shock waves through the European Union. A new bill, euphemistically referred to as "the law on the transparency of public life", threatens to finalize the last bastions of independent journalism and critical civil society in the country. Observers and human rights organisations are alarmed: the law is terrifyingly …