- summary
- The Court of Justice of the EU (Grand Chamber, C-78/18, 18 June 2020) ruled that LexNGO 2017 introduced discriminatory and unjustified restrictions on foreign donations, violating free movement of capital and Charter rights to privacy, data protection and freedom of association. Hungary repealed the law in April 2021 (replaced by LexNGO 2021, see HUN-008).
- country
- Hungary
- date text
- 18/06/2020
- campaign id
- HUN-CAMP-001
- civic actions
- HCLU and the Hungarian Helsinki Committee publicly refused to register as 'foreign-funded' despite the risk of sanctions; the Civilizáció coalition coordinated the sector's resistance.
- id
- CR-HUN-001
- incident id
- HUN-004
- notes
- Researched and added Sep 24 2026.
- outcome
- Law struck down by EU court
- responders
- HCLU (TASZ); Hungarian Helsinki Committee; Civilizáció coalition; European Commission (infringement case)
- source
- https://helsinki.hu/en/a-victory-for-civil-society/; https://www.dejusticia.org/en/the-hungarian-case-and-its-anti-ngo-laws/; https://www.statewatch.org/news/2020/july/hungary-s-restrictions-on-civil-society-groups-are-discriminatory-and-unjustified-court-of-justice-rules/
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