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EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Opposition LMP Files Constitutional Complaint Over Higher Education Law
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Friday “to counter [ruling] Fidesz’s attack on Hungarian education”, party leaders told a presser on Friday.
US Senators Pen Letter To Orbán On Keeping CEU In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 2:30 AM
- current affairs
A bipartisan group of United States senators have written a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asking him and the Hungarian government to work together with the Central European University (CEU) on finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest.
Suzuki Hungary Turns Out 3 Million Cars In 26 Years
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- getting around
The three millionth Suzuki car - a Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - has rolled off the production line in Esztergom, marking 26 years of operation of the Japanese car manufacturer in Hungary, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Government To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Govt To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 12 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
EC Launches Infringement Procedure Against Hungary Over 'Lex CEU'
- 27 Apr 2017 10:00 AM
- current affairs
The European Commission has launched an infringement procedure against Hungary over the recent amendments to its higher education law tightening rules governing the operations of foreign universities in the country, an EC spokesperson announced on Wednesday. Critics of the law have said it puts the operations of Budapest’s Central European University under threat.
CEU Won’t Close Down, Says Rector
- 26 Apr 2017 8:16 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) will not close down under any circumstances and the institution will do everything it can to make sure that it can continue its operations in Budapest, CEU’s rector said at an event discussing the future of the university, in Brussels on Tuesday.
CEU Calls On Govt To Start Talks With University
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Budapest’s Central European University (CEU) has called on the government to begin talks with the institution with a view to finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest. Earlier this month, parliament passed a package of amendments to the law on higher education that the CEU, founded by US financier George Soros, has said would make its continued operations in ...
Opposition LMP Files Constitutional Complaint Over Higher Education Law
- 24 Apr 2017 7:00 AM
- current affairs
Green opposition party LMP filed a complaint with the Constitutional Court on Friday “to counter [ruling] Fidesz’s attack on Hungarian education”, party leaders told a presser on Friday.
US Senators Pen Letter To Orbán On Keeping CEU In Budapest
- 24 Apr 2017 2:30 AM
- current affairs
A bipartisan group of United States senators have written a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán asking him and the Hungarian government to work together with the Central European University (CEU) on finding a solution that will enable it to continue its operations in Budapest.
Suzuki Hungary Turns Out 3 Million Cars In 26 Years
- 20 Apr 2017 3:00 AM
- getting around
The three millionth Suzuki car - a Suzuki SX4 S-Cross - has rolled off the production line in Esztergom, marking 26 years of operation of the Japanese car manufacturer in Hungary, according to a press release sent to the Budapest Business Journal today.
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Government To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 13 Apr 2017 9:00 AM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.
Video & Photos: Huge Demo Against 'Anti-NGO' Bill
- 13 Apr 2017 1:35 AM
- current affairs
A demonstration was held in Budapest’s Heroes Square on Wednesday afternoon in protest against a bill concerning civil organisations, which they view as stigmatising some of those groups. The protest was organised by the Civilizáció group and supported by about 100 others including Amnesty International, the Eötvös Károly Institute, Greenpeace Hungary, Háttér, the Krétakör Foundation, the ...
US State Department Urges Orbán’s Govt To Suspend Implementation Of Higher Education Law
- 12 Apr 2017 12:00 PM
- current affairs
The United States Department of State is urging the Hungarian government to suspend implementation of an amended law on higher education, acting spokesman Mark Toner said at a press briefing in Washington, DC on Monday, local time. He said the US government is “very concerned” about the legislation which was passed by Hungary’s parliament last week and signed into law by the president this week.