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Hungary Proposes ‘Foreign Agents’ Law Targeting Independent Media and NGOs

On May 13, 2025, an MEP of the ruling party introduced a bill reminiscent of Russia’s “foreign agents” legislation that would severely restrict organizations receiving funding from abroad. The proposal, titled “On transparency in the public sphere,” would grant Hungary’s Sovereignty Protection Office sweeping powers to target independent organizations deemed threats to national sovereignty by … Hungary Proposes ‘Foreign Agents’ Law Targeting Independent Media and NGOs

Constitutional Amendment Enables Suspension of Citizenship

The Fidesz-KDNP governing parties have adopted a constitutional amendment that “creates the possibility that the Hungarian citizenship of Hungarian citizens who are also citizens of another state, not including citizens of states with the right of free movement and residence, is suspended in accordance with the provisions of a cardinal Act.” Under the new legislation … Constitutional Amendment Enables Suspension of Citizenship

Journalist “bugs” and press freedom

On March 15, in his public speech (where only national television stations were allowed to broadcast), Prime Minister Viktor Orbán raised the intensity of the hate campaign against organizations and individuals critical of the government to a new level, comparing them to bugs. In his own words: “The heady day of 15 March 1848 was … Journalist “bugs” and press freedom