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Hungarian Government Prepares Transparency Law Targeting Foreign-Funded Organizations

Hungarian Government Prepares Transparency Law Targeting Foreign-Funded Organizations

Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announces impending legislation to regulate foreign influence, with a focus on transparency and scrutiny of NGO funding.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced the preparation of a new transparency law during a forum in Ráckeve on Tuesday evening.

At the event, he predominantly discussed the perceived threats posed by Brussels to Hungary but also mentioned that the proposed law aims to restrict the influence of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) within Hungary.

The government is set to discuss the legislative proposal on Wednesday.

Orbán indicated that the initiative, submitted by representatives of the ruling Fidesz-KDNP coalition, intends to put foreign-funded organizations, which they label as civil entities, under stricter scrutiny.

He drew comparisons to actions taken in the United States under President Donald Trump, who enacted measures to undermine the operations of USAID globally, including the halt of various international development and humanitarian aid programs.

The Hungarian government's momentum towards a transparency law is not entirely new.

The current administration has been one of the most vocal critics of USAID, with Fidesz parliamentary leader Máté Kocsis stating earlier that they would utilize a government commissioner to investigate American financial support that has arrived in Hungary.

This has since been initiated, though details on the necessary legislative amendments have not been specified.

Kocsis emphasized the need to review activities over the past decade regarding foreign influences within Hungary and urged for public disclosure of facts potentially threatening the country's sovereignty.

He communicated that Hungarian citizens should be informed about elements that could jeopardize national interests.

Additionally, Gergely Gulyás remarked that extensive clean-up operations would not be required as the primary actions against foreign influence were initiated by external entities, suggesting that only minimal intervention would be sufficient.

The extent of Orbán's earlier declaration on a significant clean-up operation did not seem to encompass foreign funding, as evidenced by a post from János Lázár following the recent adoption of the fifteenth amendment to the Fundamental Law, which permits the suspension of Hungarian citizenship for certain individuals and grants police authority to ban Pride events.

The government is now indicating a shift towards a targeted policy aiming at foreign financial sources, with further details expected to be disclosed by Thursday.
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