[Al Jazeera] Hungary's parliament has approved strict new regulations for foreign-backed civil society groups despite calls from the European Parliament and rights groups for the bill to be dropped.Under legislation drafted by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government and pushed through by the ruling Fidesz on Tuesday, compels groups that get more than US$26,200 a year from abroad to register with the authorities and declare themselves as foreign-funded, or risk closure for non-compliance.
The government said the measures were aimed at improving transparency as well as fighting money laundering and terrorism funding.
But the European Commission and the United Nations
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have condemned the law, saying it could "discriminate against and delegitimise" non-governmental organizations (NGOs).