EU warned Slovakia against foreign agent law for NGOs
The European Commission warned Slovakia that it will launch immediate legal action if the government pushes ahead with a proposed law requiring NGOs that receive funding from abroad to label themselves "organisations with foreign support", Reuters reports.
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The vice-president of the European Commission, Vera Jourova, declared that, if Slovakia follows Hungary's example of adopting the law on NGOs, it will immediately launch a procedure for violation of Community law.
Hungary passed a similar law on foreign-funded NGOs in 2017, but repealed it in 2021 after the European Court of Justice ruled it illegal.
The European Commission fought with Hungary on issues related to the rule of law and blocked them from European Union funds.