Hungary passes anti-immigrant 'Stop Soros' laws
Source: The Guardian
Hungarys parliament has passed a series of laws that criminalise any individual or group that offers to help an illegal immigrant claim asylum.
The legislation restricts the ability of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to act in asylum cases and was passed in defiance of the European Union and human rights groups.
Under the law, officially called Stop Soros, individuals or groups that help illegal migrants gain status to stay in Hungary will be liable to prison terms.
Parliament also passed a constitutional amendment stating that an alien population cannot be settled in Hungary - a swipe at Brussels over its migrant quota plan. The prime minister Viktor Orbáns right-wing Fidesz party has a two-thirds majority in the chamber.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jun/20/hungary-passes-anti-immigrant-stop-soros-laws
Just in case you thought Trump was the only one trashing a democracy in the name of hate.
turbinetree
(24,745 posts)Russia accused of clandestine funding of European parties as US conducts major review of Vladimir Putin's strategy
Exclusive: UK warns of "new Cold War" as Kremlin seeks to divide and rule in Europe
By Peter Foster, Europe Editor and Matthew Holehouse in Brussels6:41PM GMT 16 Jan 2016
American intelligence agencies are to conduct a major investigation into how the Kremlin is infiltrating political parties in Europe, it can be revealed.
James Clapper, the US Director of National Intelligence, has been instructed by the US Congress to conduct a major review into Russian clandestine funding of European parties over the last decade.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/12103602/America-to-investigate-Russian-meddling-in-EU.html
This is not good, and Malcolm Nance's new book coming out next week...................will be a must read, just on this subject and many others
Initech
(100,150 posts)He drives them fucking nuts.
geardaddy
(24,933 posts)SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)It's not like they are a financial or cultural boon anyway.
rockfordfile
(8,709 posts)Soros is Jewish. The right-wing in our country shows its true self when it attacks Soros.