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Slovakia/ Law passed requiring NGOs to declare their income and donors
2025-04-16 22:19:54 / BOTA
The Slovak Parliament today passed a new law that gives authorities the power to track the income and funding sources of non-governmental organizations (NGOs).
This decision comes after allegations that some of these organizations were planning to violently overthrow the government.
The law, which critics say is based on a model similar to that implemented in Russia, was approved with 76 votes in favor.
He was supported by MPs from Prime Minister Robert Fico's ruling Smer-SD party, his ally Hlas-SD, as well as the nationalist SNS party.
Parties that are part of the governing coalition. Supporters of the law have described it as a measure to guarantee 'transparency'.
"Many NGOs are capable of trying to forcibly overthrow a legally elected government and are funded from abroad for these purposes," declared MP Zuzana Plevikova from Smer-SD during the debate in parliament.
Prime Minister Fico had initially proposed that NGOs be labeled as 'foreign agents' and 'lobbyists', drawing inspiration from similar measures taken in Russia and Hungary.
However, he backed away from this idea after warnings from the European Commission about the risk such an approach could pose to democratic rights and civil society freedom.
The opposition has strongly denounced the law, considering it a step backwards in relation to fundamental freedoms and a threat to the independent activity of civil society in the country.
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