Hungary approves 'STOP Soros' law (1)

1 Name: Unverified Source : 2018-06-20 14:29 ID:Dd5jav+X

Hungary approves 'STOP Soros' law, defying EU, rights groups

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary’s parliament on Wednesday approved a package of bills that criminalises some help given to illegal immigrants, defying the European Union and human rights groups and narrowing the scope for action by non-governmental organisations (NGOs).

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been a vocal critic of German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door migrant policy and has led eastern European opposition to EU quotas that aimed to distribute asylum seekers around the bloc.

Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party tightened its grip on parliament in an April election fought on a fiercely anti-immigration platform that demonised U.S. billionaire George Soros and liberal NGOs he backs. Orban accuses Soros of encouraging mass immigration to undermine Europe, a charge Soros denies.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hungary-soros/hungary-passes-stop-soros-laws-defying-eu-and-rights-groups-idUSKBN1JG1VN

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