Central European University

CEU claims agreement with US college puts it in compliance with new law. But the government declines to confirm it can continue operating in Budapest. “This should be the source of enormous concern in Europe,” says CEU’s president

The stand-off is over, but with prime minister Viktor Orbán’s campaign against CEU founder George Soros heating up and the Commission pursuing its legal case against Hungary’s law on foreign NGOs, a deal may still be in doubt

The Hungarian government and New York governor Andrew Cuomo to start talks that may end threat that a new higher education law would force CEU to close its Budapest campus

Hungary’s attempt to shut down Central European University and its crackdown on NGOs has undermined the rule of law, MEPs say

Senior EU leaders took on Hungary’s prime minister in war of words, as Brussels launched legal proceedings against new law in Hungary that could force the independent Central European University to close

“Viktor Orbán has a gun to our heads,” Michael Ignatieff tells MEPs as he continues the fight against a law which threatens to shut the Central European University

Tomorrow, the European University in St Petersburg will have its license to operate revoked. “When there are 11 state agencies scrutinising you, there might be something political behind it,” Grigorii Golosov, professor of political science, tells Science|Business

Investigation into the proposal - widely seen as an attempt to close the Central European University - could eventually see Hungary taken before Europe’s highest court and fined

For 25 years, the Central European University has promoted academic excellence in the social sciences in Central and Eastern Europe