In response, PMO Minister János Lázár defended the action, but added “We will probably have to turn to the European Commission and ask Brussels to mediate”.

Helgesen described the police raid at the Ökotárs Foundation, a distributor of grants from Norway, as “completely unacceptable” saying it “shows that the Hungarian government intends to stop the activities of NGOs that are critical of the authorities. It also shows that the Hungarian government is failing to respect common European values relating to democracy and good governance”.

Source: Hungary Around the Clock

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