Central European University in peril as Hungary passes law

The Hungarian parliament has passed legislation that 바카라사이트 country's top university says will force it out of Budapest, despite academic protests from across 바카라사이트 world.

The Central European University, set up to promote liberal democracy and partly financed by 바카라사이트 philanthropist George Soros, says it will 바카라사이트 constitutionality of 바카라사이트 new law and has vowed to continue operations.

Last week, 바카라사이트 Hungarian government sparked condemnation from global academic groups by tabling amendments that would, according to CEU, force it to open a campus in New York, prevent it issuing US degrees, and leave it requiring a new agreement between US and Hungarian authorities to enshrine its legal status.

The move against CEU is seen as 바카라사이트 latest attack by 바카라사이트 government on pro-liberal or Soros funded organisations in 바카라사이트 country.

CEU received vocal support from inside and outside Europe, including Princeton University and 바카라사이트 European University Association. Louise Richardson, vice-chancellor of 바카라사이트 University of Oxford, , while 바카라사이트 US State Department 바카라사이트 Hungarian government against moving forward with 바카라사이트 legislation.

But on 4 April, 바카라사이트 Hungarian parliament approved amendments to Hungary's national law on higher education regardless.

At a press conference following 바카라사이트 vote, CEU's president Michael Ignatieff said that 바카라사이트 legislation had been "rammed" through parliament and was actually worse than that proposed last week, demanding a "punitive" timetable of changes.

Speaking via video-link from Washington DC, where he was rallying US political support, Professor Ignatieff said he would challenge 바카라사이트 constitutionality of 바카라사이트 act with Hungary's president.

Asked at what point CEU would decide it had to relocate from Budapest, he said: ¡°CEU will continue its operations...in all circumstances.¡±

¡°Our current plan is that we want to remain in Budapest,¡± he said.

Leon Botstein, chair of CEU's board of trustees and president of Bard College in New York State, called 바카라사이트 legislation "an unprecedented attack from within 바카라사이트 EU on an American institution".

Earlier on 4 April, 바카라사이트 plight of CEU was also highlighted in a by 바카라사이트 German president, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who warned that Europe could not remain silent.

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