Fpö Asked for Funding of Ngos

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The FPÖ has asked a parliamentary question about the financing of NGOs in Austria. Experts are now talking about an attempt to restrict civil society engagement. A critical society is disrupting authoritarian efforts, they argued. The FPÖ request is entitled "How many tax money millions devour the NGO business in Austria?" and consists of more than 2000 questions on more than 200 pages. More than 900 NGOs and organisations are named here. For ex…

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The FPÖ flooded the ministries with 2000 funding issues for NGOs. The request follows a pattern that right-wing parties worldwide use to restrict civil society, say researchers

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Experts at the University of Economics see recent attacks by the FPÖ on non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as a threat to civil society. The occasion is a 200-page parliamentary question by the liberals, in which 900 organisations are listed and over 2,000 questions are asked.

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Academics are warning about the FPÖ's recent attacks on NGOs. The reason for this is a recent parliamentary inquiry by the Freedom Party to the ministries regarding the funding of NGOs in Austria. Sociologist Ruth Simsa and NGO expert Michael Meyer from the Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU) criticized the FPÖ's actions at a press conference organized by the "Diskurs" initiative on Thursday, calling them an attempt to restrict civi…