Orban has announced the drafting of a draft to combat the foreign funding of the media

< IMG SRC = "/Uploads/Blogs/4C/A6/IB-FQGR18MLD_3C679E1.jpg" Alt = "Orban has announced the development of a draft law for the fight against foreign funding"/> ~ 62 < P > Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orban Hungarian & Rsquo; 62 ~ < p > he stated on Monday, February 24, quotes Reuters, writes “European Truth”.

< P > Note that US President Donald Trump recently decided to freeze for 90 days most of the funds allocated by the USAID Agency (USAID) and send most of its employees on vacation.

~ ~ ~ ~ > < p >< Br /> Trump's steps against USAID prompted Orban to declare on February 7 that he wanted to eliminate all “foreign networks” NUO and media that criticize his government. < /p > < p >“The corruption network that controls the entire Western world of politics and the media must be eliminated”, & ndash; said Orban at the opening of the Parliament session on February 24 and noted.

< p > Hungarian leader announced repression against non -governmental organizations and media that received funding from the US and American billionaire of Hungarian origin George Soros. ~ < P > “We have a lot of information about it, but there are still some gaps … We have found several channels through which they directed hundreds of millions of forints in the Hungarian media and organizations”, & ndash; said Orban.

< P > So he suggested that the Parliament adopt the laws needed to protect our sovereignty that is still not enough. “

< P > Orban, which is in power in the EU Member States and NATO since 2010, at the end of 2023 pushed the law on the creation of a sovereignty protection office & ndash; an organ that will study and track the risks of “political intervention” in Hungary.

< P > He has repeatedly expressed anxiety about funding from abroad of organizations that criticize his government, and often criticized Soros and his liberal views.

< P > The law on sovereignty of 2023, which was criticized by EU leaders, USA and several international organizations, prohibits foreign financing of parties or groups involved in elections, and provides for punishment of up to three years in prison.

< P > In February 2024, the European Union launched a legal procedure against Hungary through its so -called Law on Protection of Sovereignty.