Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party has proposed a bill that would allow the government to blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding if they are seen as threats to national sovereignty. Critics assert that this move follows a pattern seen in Russia's laws that target civil society. The Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) would monitor and restrict these organizations, with broader implications for freedom of expression and civil rights as the country approaches upcoming elections. Recent amendments have already expanded state powers over activists and journalists receiving foreign support.
The bill submitted...follows the Russian pattern: it is about abuse of power, revenge and pettiness," said Budapest Mayor Gergely Karacsony.
The law aimed at monitoring, restricting, and possibly banning organizations that...are endangering the 'sovereignty of Hungary by carrying out activities aimed at influencing public life with foreign support'.
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