Hungary will not withdraw its “Stop Soros” package of laws or its related constitutional amendment, according to the government’s response to the European Commission regarding the infringement procedure launched over the legislative packages, a justice ministry official said on Wednesday. Continue reading “The Stop Soros stays”
A government official, responding to Sweden’s intervention in the European Court of Justice case concerning Hungarian law on civil organisations, has said that it was “well known” that the Swedish political leadership was “on the side of migrants”. Continue reading “Volner: Sweden’s leaders ‘on the side of migrants’”
The Hungarian authorities fall short in their ability to identify potential victims of human trafficking, a Council of Europe (CoE) expert body has said. Continue reading “Hungary falls short in identifying victims of human trafficking – CoE report”
The Hungarian government has submitted a counter claim to the European Court of Justice concerning the infringement procedure which the European Commission launched against Hungary for failing to implement the community’s quota decisions. Continue reading “Hungary continues to reject quotas”
The government announced on Tuesday that it submits a “significantly stricter” version of the “Stop Soros” bill to parliament after having made several modifications to the original draft legislation, the state secretary for government communications has said. Continue reading “Govt submits stricter version of ‘Stop Soros’ bill”
The government’s “Stop Soros” legislative package will be proposed to the parliament in two weeks, Hungarian daily Magyar Idok reported. Continue reading “Parliament soon to vote about the Stop Soros package”
Contrary to what US financier George Soros has said about Hungary’s government, it is his network, rather than the Hungarian government, that employs “mafia methods”, justice ministry state secretary Pal Völner said in an interview to the Thursday edition of daily Magyar Hirlap. Continue reading “‘Soros network’ employs mafia methods – Völner”
