Brussels threatens Hungary with actions if “violates EU principles” NGOs and a law against the media | International
Hungary has doubled his efforts Silence Civil Society and Independent Media With a new bill. Name, name Transparency in public life, Of It has been discussed Parliament and Super Myoria of Fidage, Ultra -Conservative Prime Minister Victor Orban Party, promises its approval. Uploaded voice to try to avoid the European Commission On the edge That is the last parliamentary policy. “If it is received as written, it will be a serious violation of the principles of the European Union and the law,” said a community executive spokesperson. “Therefore, we want to withdraw the project from the legislative process,” he said.
The Commission argued that the case was still very close and expressed “serious concerns.” “We are hesitant to take the necessary steps if this project is approved,” the spokesman warned. The community executive “This gives great importance to the role of civil society and ensures that it maintains its commitment to protect the freedom of association and promote its work throughout the EU, including accessing to financing.”
Law – It remembers Russian standard on foreign agentsBut even for movements Donald Trump’s administration against critical voices-, Although other EU comes from member states or European organizations, label the sovereignty for companies receiving funds from abroad. NGOs, companies, universities, media, political parties and religious organizations can be included in the government’s blacklist. Institutions are facing loss of access to financial resources, for the sanctions that multiply from abroad and at the end of their activities.
Orban argues that the standard is “soft compared to control in the United States.” “Political actors should not accept foreign money. People are eligible to find out who is behind the NGOs or media and message,” he said in an interview on public radio on Friday. “This transparency is the primary national interest,” he said.
After adopting in Parliament, it is scheduled for the session from June 10 to 12 – but it can go ahead – the rule comes into force immediately and the organizations included in the list will lose access to their resources within three days. Institutions such as International Transparency, Amnesty International and Helsinki Committee Hungarian Branch have been asked to work quickly before They “aspectidate and sore throat. They ask you to request precaution measures from the EU Court of Justice (TJUE) Complaint with regard to the law of sovereigntyAnother 2023 standard was placed in view of Orban civil society.
The Helsinki Committee co -president Martha Pardavi has qualified for the “horror” proposal in the exchange of WhatsApp messages. One of the well -known voices of the Hungarian Civil Society, the bill verifies that the bill is “not only intended to interfere with the independent voice of Hungary, but also extinguished them.”
The threat of the inscription
The legislative proposal in Parliament is now considering a set of serious sanctions from entering the financing of entities, which will affect its administrators as “politically exposed people” to “influence public life”. This entire system applies without insufficient procedural guarantees, companies condemn. These decisions are taken by the decree and without the appealing of the law, it represents a serious threat to the rule of the law and basic freedom.
The controversial bill submitted by Fidage Deputy, created a wave of protests in Hungary, resonated in other countries, with the support from international organizations and media. After the debate in the European parliament last Wednesday, the 26 MEPS team also asked the Commission to suspend all European funds to the country. Signatures remember that Budapest It blocked about 18,000 million euros financing For the flow of law and corruption rule, along with other issues, and to double the reference.
At the end of last year, a spokesman for the European Commission, after launching a community executive violation policy, again condemned Hungary to Hungary. At the same time, the Arban government is one of the many who accumulate in the government, “because the sovereign defense office and its research activities established the EU right to violate the right of EU.”
The Hungarian government has already passed in 2017 Another law aims to control foreign financing of NGOsBut the standard It was canceled after the infarction procedure Brussels started. The rule of establishing the creation of the office in 2023 is a step further, not only to examine foreign financing, but also from their perspective to foreign purposes. Now, the Hungarian Executive, which has lamented companies and affected media, is definitely intended to silence the civil society and independent media.
European organizations are limited to their patience with the Arban government. Parliament, the Commission and the Council can double the pressure in response to its stable challenges. It is very concerned about the growing of law regime in the country. These laws have been added to minorities, especially the LGTBI Collective against foreign financing. This year’s Ultra -Cancerwative government has banned Budapest by Pride Parade ActBut organizers are ready to challenge the veto and hope to have political representatives from other member states. Spain has announced that it will go.
A orban with the impotence of the capitals, Close to Russian President Vladimir Putin. This Tuesday, the agenda of the General Affairs Council is on the table again The procedure provided in Article 7 of the Lisbon AgreementThis is called the “nuclear option”, which withdraws the right to vote for the member country. The size of this unprecedented measure The European parliament began in 2018 at the request And the majority that requires impossible, however, the decision goes ahead.
