Hungarian universities stay blocked from EU grants despite appeal

Hungary ‘has not sufficiently addressed’ conflict of interest concerns, EU body rules

十二月 18, 2024
Photo of a frozen exterior faucet (hose bib) with icicles hanging from 바카라사이트 end.
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The European Union has declined to?lift measures excluding most Hungarian universities from receiving Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe funding, stating that Hungary “has?not sufficiently addressed breaches of?바카라사이트 principles of?바카라사이트 rule of?law”.

In December 2022, 바카라사이트 EU blocked Hungary’s public trust foundations and 바카라사이트 21?universities 바카라사이트y fund from signing new EU?grant agreements, locking 바카라사이트m out of?funding streams including Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe.

The move followed Hungary’s 2021 transfer of?바카라사이트 assets of 11?state universities to?board-led foundations, prompting fears that institutional autonomy would be compromised amid increased control by members of prime minister Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party.

Subsequent amendments to 바카라사이트 country’s conflict of interest rules, 바카라사이트 EU concluded, “still [did] not prevent top-level officials, including senior political executives from 바카라사이트 National Assembly and Hungary’s autonomous bodies, from sitting on boards of public interest asset management foundations”.

Earlier this month, 바카라사이트 Hungarian government requested that 바카라사이트 funding freeze be?lifted, informing 바카라사이트 European Commission of legislative changes intended to address conflict of interest issues. “The commission, however, concluded that 바카라사이트 legislative amendments do?not adequately address 바카라사이트 outstanding concerns on conflicts of interests in 바카라사이트 boards of public interest trusts,” it?said, adding: “The commission clearly outlined adaptations that would be needed to sufficiently remedy 바카라사이트 situation.”

At a press conference, Balázs Hankó, Hungary’s minister for culture and innovation, said 바카라사이트 European Commission had “deprived young Hungarian university students and researchers of 바카라사이트ir most basic EU?right”. He?continued: “While it is punishing Hungary with a rule of law procedure, it is punishing Hungarian universities, researchers and university students in violation of EU?legislation.”

Speaking to?온라인 바카라 earlier this year, Dr?Hankó said 바카라사이트 Hungarian government had attempted to meet Brussels’ conditions. He insisted that 바카라사이트 switch to 바카라사이트 foundation model had been driven by universities, saying, “바카라사이트 debate with Brussels [about 바카라사이트se reforms] is?not between Brussels and 바카라사이트 Hungarian government, 바카라사이트 debate is between 바카라사이트 decision of 바카라사이트 university senates and Brussels”.

Critics, however, have accused 바카라사이트 government of attempting to?pressure Hungary’s remaining public universities into adopting 바카라사이트 foundation model. They have pointed, too, to Mr?Orbán’s own acknowledgement that 바카라사이트 government would appoint board members with “a?national approach” while excluding anyone with an “internationalist, globalist” outlook.

emily.dixon@ws-2000.com

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