European commission says it is suing country over laws on education and foreign-backed civil society organisationsThe EU is taking Hungary to the European court of justice (ECJ) over Viktor Orbán’s crackdown on political freedoms and a main university,as Brussels steps up its fight to protect democratic values in central Europe.
The Hungarian government was referred on Thursday to the court in relation to a higher education law that could force the closure of Central European University (CEU), founded by the billionaire George Soros, or who has been the subject of a demonisation campaign by Hungary’s prime minister.
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Source: guardian.co.uk