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PM Orbán: This debate is not about money

After his one-day visit to Hungary, Polish Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki and Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed a joint press conference on the Hungarian-Polish veto on the Multiannual Financial Framework of the European Union.

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Five facts you should now about Hungary’s veto on the EU Budget

Hungary and Poland are once again the black sheep of the European Union because we insist on keeping to the original agreement on the EU budget and recovery fund, delivered by the European Council this past July.

PM Orbán: Europe must not succumb to the Soros network

The following text is PM Orbán's reply to the article by George Soros, published in Project Syndicate on November 18.

This is how German public TV sows seeds of hatred against PM Orbán and Hungary

German public TV ZDF’s Friday night program Heute Show calls PM Orbán an “idiot” and proposes to set up an EU “without the stupid Hungarians and Poles.”

PM Orbán: George Soros is one of the most corrupt people in the world and he is threatening Hungary and Poland

In an interview this morning on Kossuth Rádió, PM Orbán spoke about George Soros’ latest offensive against countries that oppose migration, the Hungarian veto of the EU budget, mass coronavirus testing, movement restrictions and incoming shipments of the

NGO Crackdown

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Brussels shoots itself in the foot with crackdown on Hungarian NGO transparency

Oct 12, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Their credibility just took another blow. It’s difficult to take seriously this latest move by the European Commission.

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Hungary’s NGO crackdown is FAR(A) from the truth

Oct 03, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Well, isn’t that interesting? It seems the federal government of the US has taken exception to the activities of Russian-owned media outlet, RT, and will require RT to formally register as a foreign agent under FARA.

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Myths and Facts about Hungary and George Soros (Part 2)

May 30, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Democracy means first and foremost accountability and the people’s right to participate in the decision making of their lives and futures. Governments, including the Hungarian government, are held accountable and can be voted out of power. The shadowy power networks of the “open society” are accountable to no one.

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Hungary’s draft legislation would require NGOs to improve transparency

Apr 11, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Despite recent reports claiming that an “NGO crackdown” is under way in Hungary, the reported draft legislation confirms what the government of Hungary has been saying all along: this is about transparency in civil society. NGOs, not even those representing foreign interests, are not in jeopardy in Hungary.

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Is the European Union carrying out an NGO crackdown?

Apr 10, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

Members of the European Parliament are so worried about the activities of certain foreign-funded NGOs that they’re calling for the EU to cut public funding for NGOs "demonstrably disseminating untruths". Others question "democratic legitimacy" of NGOs.

News in Brief

Hungarian government has "always stood on the foundations of law"

Mar 22, 2017

“The Hungarian government will not change its policies despite the pressure it is being put under; to us, Hungary comes first," Hungary's foreign minister said

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Prominent US and European think tanks taken in by the “NGO crackdown” ruse

Mar 21, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács

The government of Hungary is not the only one concerned about foreign meddling to influence domestic political outcomes, and we’re not the only ones who believe that it’s the citizens’ right to know.