Following an initiative from the Hungarian Red Cross, the Government has drafted new legislation to regulate the operational environment of the humanitarian organisation, as an acknowledgement of the exemplary activities the NGO has carried out in Hungary for very many years. The social debate on the proposal began on 27 October.
A law regulating the organisation and activities of the Hungarian Red Cross has become highly desirable as the almost twenty-year-old current regulations have become obsolete and do not take into consideration recent social, economic and legal changes.
The proposal, which complies with the responsibilities undertaken by the state according to international law and takes into account international recommendations made with regard to the organisation, ensures an advanced legal status for the Hungarian Red Cross. In order to facilitate a more efficient participation in public tasks taken over from the state, as well as creating state guarantees for the performance of public services, the advanced legal status would take the form of a public body.
The proposal also regulates further areas not included under current law, ensuring the guarantees required for the efficient functioning of the organisation.
(Prime Minister’s Office)
