In calling for scrapping the sovereignty protection law, the Venice Commission is clearly seeking to strip Hungary of the tools to protect its national autonomy and to stand up against...
The Council of Europe’s constitutional advisory body has said all members of national minorities have the full right to use their mother tongue both in private and in public.
“We will stop the LGBTQ lobby at the fences of schools and kindergartens,” the justice minister said.
The Venice Commission called on Ukraine to scrap passages of its law concerning the use of ethnic minority languages that discriminate between Ukrainian and minority languages.
Last Friday, the Venice Commission published its opinion on Hungary’s recently adopted Stop Soros legislative package. Regretfully, instead of acting in its capacity as an expert legal advisory body, the Commission seems to be more comfortable repeating political opinions.
The foreign minister said it appeared that migrants were more important to Brussels than Hungarians in Ukraine
Lajos Kósa said it was “absurd” that the European Commission believes the Central European University does not have to comply with Hungary’s law on higher education
Under the new law organizations are required to state that they qualify as organizations funded from abroad on their official website and publications
The Venice Commission does not doubt the legitimacy of the bill and had acknowledged that creating a transparent state of affairs concerning NGOs funded from abroad was a legitimate objective for parliament
The draft law “pursues the legitimate aim of ensuring transparency of civil society organisations”.
Hungary's Parliamentary Speaker said it is important to underline that Hungary recognizes the significant contribution of non-governmental organizations to the promotion of common values and goals. These organizations also play an important role in the democratic control of the government and shaping public opinion