nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/1233ea274a16244e DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 240905s2024||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/1233ea274a16244e doi eng 342 23 Nicola, Fernanda G. Author aut First Time as Tragedy, Second Time as Farce - The Chilling Effects of the Hungarian Law Protecting National Sovereignty Nicola, Fernanda G. Verfassungsblog 2024-09-05 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In December 2023 the Hungarian Parliament speedily adopted the Act on the Protection of National Sovereignty and by February 2024 the government had already designated the Sovereignty Protection Office (SPO) for its enforcement. The history repeats itself, first time as tragedy, second time as farce. The current activities of the SPO exemplify the Hungarian government’s ongoing efforts to undermine free and independent society. It is crucial for the Union and European civil society to once again act swiftly to prevent the harassment of journalists and the potential disappearance of NGOs. CC BY-SA 4.0 EU EU Hungary Sovereignty Protection Office Ungarn (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU (DE-588)4078541-5 gnd Ungarn D. Cameron, Jasmine Author aut Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/second-time-as-farce/ raw object