EU takes legal action on Hungarian education law

‘The EU launched legal action against Hungary on Wednesday in a major confrontation with Prime Minister Viktor Orban over a law that could shut a US-backed university.
The tough step by the European Commission came hours before the rightwing premier was due to address the European parliament to defend his country’s rights record.
Orban has sparked deep unease over legislation that could force the closure of the Central European University in Budapest, founded by US billionaire investor George Soros.
“We have decided to take legal action on the higher education law by sending a letter of formal notice to the Hungarian government,” European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis said at a news conference.’
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