Hungary

The government plans to establish a new body - under its control - to manage the research institutes of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, after negotiations over future status come to a halt

Momentum candidate for the European Parliament says structural funds shouldn’t be used to finance national research projects and calls for a unified vision for R&D policy that acknowledges member states on their own cannot be global innovation players

The academy says it ‘went into great lengths’ to satisfy government demands on how the research institutes are organised

CEU hopes Germany’s political and economic power will convince Hungarian prime minister to allow the university to continue offering US accredited degrees in Budapest

The academy’s network of research institutes will be placed under a new governing body made up of scientists proposed by both the academy and the government

Weber applies Bavarian political and financial power in bid to help anchor the university in Europe and safeguard it against political interference in the future

Plan to help Hungarian companies innovate will encourage universities and research institutes to strengthen ties with industry and to raise income by providing innovation services

European academies say government’s proposed reorganisation at the academy will ‘politicise scientific research’

Academy president hopes new round of negotiations with government will end ‘unhappy situation’ at Hungary’s largest research network