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Bóka: Hungary is working to strengthen transparency regarding EU funding of NGOs
János Bóka said there was a "fundamental misunderstanding regarding the role of NGOs in a democratic society".
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MEP: EC signed at least 37,000 contracts with NGOs worth 17 billion euros in recent years
The list of organisations included a multitude of organisations that were supposed to be civic, but they were in fact involved in political activities.
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The NGO that cried fraud
Dániel Hegedüs’s latest essay for the German Marshall Fund marks a dramatic escalation.
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These are the NGOs and media outlets funded by USAID in Hungary
USAID has been quietly bankrolling opposition-linked NGOs and media groups in Hungary, creating an artificial civil society that serves foreign political interests.
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Time for transparency: The European Commission must clean up NGO funding
The time has come for the European Commission to practice what it preaches. While Brussels demands transparency from member states, it continues to funnel billions into a network of NGOs that operate with little to no oversight.
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Szentkirályi: Hungarians want to know if foreign individuals want certain positions represented for money
Alexandra Szentkirályi said Fidesz is submitting a proposal to the Budapest Assembly on Wednesday, "to see which organizations of that kind the municipality has ties with".
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What they do in the shadows part II - The worst of USAID
USAID was created to provide humanitarian aid, but it has become a vehicle for ideological influence, wasteful spending, and outright corruption.
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Guess who’s back: Soros Network aims to undermine Hungary-Germany strategic cooperation
In a Soros-funded report, Berlin-based liberal think tank Institut für Europäische Politik advises the German Federal Government to crack down on the “Hungarian authoritarian regime.”
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Like snakes in the grass: Lies, bribes and corruption and the NGO world
The recent Qatargate scandal reveals the two-faced nature of some NGOs, taking advantage of a privileged image to commit fraud and bribery for power.
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State Secretary warns against dangers of NGOs influence on decision-making
The Hungarian government was fighting against people who tried to make decisions without the authority to do so.
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Fidesz lawmaker: PACE report on NGOs "political attack" against Hungary
A report by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) on NGOs included “a political attack” against Hungary instead of an objective analysis of the country’s legal system.
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Justice Minister discusses cooperation with three NGOs
The minister met with Nóra Király from the young family association Ficsak, from the green group she met Zöld Követ Egyesület and from the women’s rights association, Mindennapok Női Szemmel.
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PM Orbán urges EU talks on NGO transparency
The prime minister said the transparency of “EU-funded, politically engaged NGOs which attack their own governments in an unacceptable manner” should be discussed at a later date.