Two weeks after its announcement (see EUROPE 11767), the European Commission decided on Wednesday 26 April to open infringement proceedings against Hungary over its law on foreign universities, which threatens the Central European University, financed by billionaire George Soros, with closure.
More specifically, the Commission has sent a letter of formal notice to the Hungarian authorities, the first stage in infringement proceedings, Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis announced at a press...