Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said cooperation between Hungary and China was “better than ever”, education being one of the most important pillars of the two countries’...
Last spring, media and opinion leaders all over the world pilloried Hungary for what they claimed was an attempt to ‘shutter the Soros-funded Central European University’ and ‘crack down on...
László Trócsányi said the amendment to the Act on Higher Education adopted in the spring of this year sets out clear and calculable conditions that can be met by all
Hungary's foreign minister signed the agreement in Annapolis on Friday and said it proves that “those who want to come to an agreement with the Hungarian government, can"
Hungary's highest court referred to the constitution and said in its binding decision that questions affecting international agreements cannot be put to a plebiscite
Zoltán Balog welcomed the US secretary’s acknowledgement of the changes in Hungarian regulations and said that Hungarian officials have already taken up contact with the states of Maryland, Massachusetts and New York
“The Government of Hungary has stated publicly that it can only discuss the future of CEU in Hungary with relevant US authorities, which in this case is the State of New York. The Governor welcomes the opportunity to resolve this matter and to initiate discussions with the Hungarian government without delay,” the New York state governor said
Hungarian government insiders state that they are surprised by the move considering there is an ongoing discussion with the European Commission regarding CEU, and the law on NGOs has not even been put up to vote by the Parliament. Plus, Hungary's stance on immigration is a widely accepted path worldwide
The new legislation is not particularly strict given the fact that this institution, CEU, could not operate at all in certain German states, Hungary's government spokesperson said
The Commission sent a letter of formal notice to Budapest, to which the Hungarian authorities have one month to respond
70 percent expressed agreement with the government’s position that all foreign universities issuing degrees in Hungary should observe Hungarian regulations. The survey was carried out on a sample of 1,000 randomly selected adults over the phone between last Friday and this Tuesday.
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has appointed deputy state secretary Kristóf Altusz as the government’s negotiator on the operation of foreign universities in Hungary. It is the government’s conviction that the conditions set in the higher education act are easily achievable by all well-meaning universities
The bill was passed in a speeded-up procedure with a vote of 123 in favor and 38 against. There were no abstentions