Germany's minister of state for Europe expressed concern last Thursday, 15 February, over draft legislation put forward by the Hungarian government that could make NGOs' work with migrants "impossible". Michael Roth said in a statement that he had "clearly expressed our concerns" to the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. The proposed series of measures would oblige organisations that "sponsor, organise or otherwise support" migration to be approved by the interior minister. It also imposes a 25 percent tax on foreign donations to these NGOs.
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Germany Raises Concerns Over Hungary's Anti-Civil Society Bill
Germany's minister of state for Europe expressed concern last Thursday, 15 February, over draft legislation put forward by the Hungarian government that could make NGOs' work with migrants "impossible". Michael Roth...
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