La Commissione Europea potrebbe escludere le università ungheresi dai programmi Ue

**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY**

The European Commission is expected to maintain its decision to exclude Hungarian universities operating under the public-interest trust model from key EU initiatives, including Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe. This decision results from the Hungarian government’s failure to implement adequate reforms to address corruption and concerns about conflicts of interest. These issues initially led to suspending these universities from EU programs in 2022.

The Commission has expressed concerns about the governance of these universities, noting that their boards often include individuals affiliated with the ruling Fidesz party or government-associated entities. This situation has been flagged as a potential misuse of EU funds and a violation of the EU’s financial integrity and transparency principles. A proposed amendment by the Hungarian government to address these concerns has been deemed insufficient. It focuses narrowly on higher education institutions rather than the entire trust foundation system and would only take effect once EU sanctions are lifted.

As a result, Hungary now faces the potential permanent loss of €1 billion in EU funding for the 2021–2027 budget cycle. This funding remains frozen because Hungary has not met essential conditions set by the EU, which include enhancing the powers of its Integrity Authority and improving transparency in public fund management. Despite recent negotiations, EU officials have expressed dissatisfaction with Hungary’s progress, while Hungarian representatives argue that the EU’s demands are politically motivated and inconsistent.

This ongoing deadlock jeopardises the participation of Hungarian students and researchers in important EU programs and risks the broader financial support crucial for the country’s development. Hungary may isolate its higher education sector without significant reforms and forfeit substantial EU resources.

The EU and its programs are for functioning democratic societies. Hungary as it currently stands has no place in any of it.

This is a very sensible stance.

Especially, because higher education has become a major hub of espionage for hostile foreign governments.

Democracy….

Lmao Israel is included in erasmus+ but they’re drawing the line at hungary?!

Really effective sanctions that demonstrate how terrifying the wrath of the EU can be. Next thing will be to not invite Orban to this year’s Christmas party, and if he still doesn’t comply they will not send him a “I ❤️ EU” sweater.

The Kremlin and the White House are already calling for de-escalation

Too damn bad it’s come to this. The slow erosion of democracy inside the EU is just getting worse.

Exclude Hungary from the EU entirely!

For context – this news source (index.hu) is one of the supporters of the Hungarian government.

The news site has been taken over by pro-government circles a few years back and avoids publishing anything that could (seriously) harm or have a bad reflection on the ruling party since then.

I’m not saying that everything they write is a lie but
(a.) most Hungarians who consider themselves as neutral and/or liberal don’t read index.hu
(b.) even if they occasionally do, they consider their news as ‘heavily caveated’

And i “may” take a shit later today. Who gives a fuck?

As a Hungarian university student this might not be the best option.

I’m already angry with Orbán and as far as I can tell my age group is the same way.

If you want to apply pressure to the current government I don’t see how this helps, because the people who will feel this change are already on the same side.

You just limit this generation of students of experiencing diverse cultures and better ideologies to follow. I think the eu should want us to be more informed.

I don’t think the goverment get money form Erasmus+, only study do

Because they dont want to teach feminism and leftist propaganda like LGBTQ and pronounces.

I feel compelled to point out the insanity of mixing politics and knowledge, but Hungary has enough on their plate

Wonderful. No better way to allow everything you don’t like about Hungary to become worse.

Make Hungary even more of an echo chamber, it won’t back fire.

The problem is that the EU does not care about Hungary or what goes on in their universities, this is just a measure to punish Orban / FIDESZ.

E.g. Hungary does not accept any degrees (including academic ones such as a Ph.D.) issued outside Hungary.
There is some “nostrification” process where they MAY issue a Hungarian degree based on having fufilled the requirements elsewhere, but it is like getting a degree from a university or program you did not attend.

It has always been like that (not just under the current government), yet the EU essentially kept ignoring it (instead of telling them to clean up their act).

This alone creates a situation where Hungarians can’t just shop around and pick a university in another country since there is no guarantee their credentials will be recognized back home.

Excluding Hungarian universities from EU programs will just screw the students, and further isolate them. It does nothing to make the government change their act since there is no free market situation (students can’t just avoid those institutions and take their business elsewhere if they hope to work in Hungary later).

I feel deeply sorry for all the lovely Hungarian people suffering from this cunts politics, but if we want to save the union, sacrifices have to be made.

Does that mean Hungarians can’t go on Erasmus any more?