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Minister of State Roth on the adoption of the Stop Soros legislative package
Minister of State for Europe and Member of the German Bundestag Michael Roth has issued the following statement on the adoption in Hungary of the so called Stop Soros legislative package:
I very much regret that, by not awaiting the Venice Commission’s opinion on the so called Stop Soros legislative package, the Hungarian Government has not followed, and even disregarded, the agreed procedure.
We share the Venice Commission’s concerns regarding the criminalisation of NGO activities that aid refugees.
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