EUAID: How Brussels Supports Anti-Government NGOs – Hungarian Helsinki Committee

In a series of articles, Magyar Nemzet exposes the so-called "pseudo-NGOs" and "pseudo-CSOs" (civils society organizations) that receive the most funding from Brussels to carry out anti-government activities. The first organization reviewed is the Hungarian Helsinki Committee (HHC), which, according to the European Commission’s website, has participated in 19 projects since 2017, receiving nearly €1.3 million—roughly 520 million forints—through various grants. Meanwhile, the Helsinki Committee has played an active role in efforts to prevent Hungary from receiving the full amount of EU funds it is entitled to.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (Photo: Olivier Hoslet /MTI/EPA pool