(BBC):\u00a0Hungarian PM Viktor Orban will comply with EU demands over an education law that could close a top university, the EU’s centre-right political group says.
\nThe bloc threatened legal action over the law that could close the Central European University (CEU) in Budapest, founded by billionaire George Soros.
\nMr Orban has condemned Mr Soros as an “American financial speculator”.
\nThe European Peoples Party [EPP] group, which includes Mr Orban’s Fidesz party, summoned him to a meeting on the issue.<\/p>\n
“Prime Minister Orban committed himself in the EPP council to follow and implement all the demands of the European Commission within the deadline set by the commission,” said Siegfried Muresan, a spokesman for EPP President Joseph Daul.<\/p>\n
In a statement, Mr Daul said “a clear message” had been sent to Mr Orban and the Fidesz party “that we will not accept that any basic freedoms are restricted or that the rule of law is disregarded”.
\n“The EPP demanded from Fidesz and from the Hungarian authorities that they take all necessary steps to comply with the commission’s request. Prime Minister Orban has reassured the EPP that Hungary will act accordingly,” he added.
\nThe Hungarian government’s Higher Education Act would mean the CEU in Budapest would be unable to award diplomas because it is registered in the US.
\nBut the European Commission ruled that the law was not compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
\nLast Wednesday it gave the government one month to adapt the law or face being taken to court.
\nThe law has also led to some of the biggest protests in Hungary since Mr Orban came to power.
\nThousands have attended demonstrations since the legislation was pushed through parliament earlier this month.
\nThe CEU is considered a beacon of liberal values and is ranked among the top 200 universities in the world in eight disciplines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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