EU Commission Pressures Hungary to Withdraw Transparency Law Proposal

EU Commission Pressures Hungary to Withdraw Transparency Law Proposal

The European Commission has intensified its scrutiny of Hungary’s proposed ‘Transparency of Public Life’ bill, asserting that the legislation may contravene core EU principles and legal standards. The Hungarian government, however, insists the measure is necessary to safeguard national sovereignty and promote greater transparency in public affairs. ‘If the draft is adopted, we will not hesitate to take the necessary steps,’ the Commission warned…

NGOs alarmed by draft law “TRANSPARENCY OF PUBLIC LIFE” in Hungary

Human Rights Watch, Civil Rights Defenders and many, many other NGOs are deeply alarmed by a new legislative proposal in Hungary that, if passed, would institutionalise sweeping, opaque, and politically motivated repression of independent civil society, the press, and private organisations that receive foreign support or have any kind of income that the Hungarian government feels would threaten the country’s sovereignty.  The draft law, which is…