“You can’t run a university in legal limbo, and you can’t have academic freedom without the rule of law,” he said. Hungary’s new parliament is expected to pass the so-called “Stop Soros” legislation in the coming weeks. The “Stop Soros” law will not target CEU, but the university was founded by Soros and is frequently referred to by government-controlled media as a politicised, anti-government institution. Ignatieff said CEU had done everything to comply with the Hungarian government’s requests, including opening a US campus. “All the indications are that the ‘Stop Soros’ laws will be passed.

Source: The Guardian May 15, 2018 11:51 UTC