Hungary leader grudgingly yields to EU over discriminatory laws
21 April 2021 - 16:07
Budapest — Hungary’s government submitted legislation to tweak laws that underpinned its attacks against foreign-funded universities and civil society groups that the EU’s top court struck down for violating the bloc’s rules.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has waged campaigns against dissenting voices during a decade of consolidating power, including against academia and non-governmental organisations (NGOs). EU leaders in December adopted tougher measures to rein in rule-of-law offenders, including the ability to withhold billions of euros in funding...
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