Slovak lawmakers passed a bill on Wednesday, April 16th, ordering non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to disclose their financial sources.
The NGOs will be obliged to disclose the identity of anyone donating more than €5,000 per year and the composition of their governing bodies and advisory boards.
The nationalist government of Prime Minister Robert Fico pushed the bill through the 150-seat parliament with 76 votes, citing a bid for transparency.
Fico has accused some NGOs of plotting a coup against him.
Zuzana Plevíková, a lawmaker from Fico’s Smer party, said in parliament that some NGOs were seeking
a violent coup and are paid from abroad for that purpose.
She said they “don’t respect free and democratic elections just because they simply don’t like somebody in the government.”
Numerous European governments face similar challenges related to externally funded NGOs.
The U.S. Trump administration recently revealed that USAID funds had been used to unduly influence the internal affairs of several countries, promoting political interests aligned with globalist and progressive agendas.
A recent MCC Brussels report unveiled how Brussels funds NGOs to promote its progressive agenda under the guise of supporting independent civil society.
