MEPs exercise rarely used powers in bid to force Hungary to reverse violations of EU law, including a lingering threat to shut the Central European University
New tax on activities related to immigration forces Central European University to suspend an EU funded research project on migration policy, in the latest example of government interference in academia
The government’s decision is the first time an EU country has unilaterally barred universities from issuing degrees in a certain subject. Critics say it sets a dangerous precedent for state intervention in other academic subjects
In the face of prolonged legal limbo, the university decides to continue recruiting students for its Budapest campus. In parallel, a new site in Vienna will open for students in 2019 academic year
There should be wider consultation before the government enacts a law giving it control of what research its institutes are allowed to carry out, the academies say
An article in conservative magazine Figyelo smears researchers studying immigration, gay rights and gender, in escalating conflict between government and Hungarian Academy of Sciences
The class of 2019 will be welcomed in Vienna if agreement with the Hungarian government is not reached soon, the university’s pro-rector tells Science|Business
