Orban Moves Against Hungary Scientists in Latest Challenge to EU
- Illiberal leader mixes concessions, attacks after EU ballot
- Orban seeks to gain control over what’s researched in Hungary
Viktor Orban
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban moved closer to extending his influence over scientific research in his latest challenge to the European Union.
The government filed a bill to parliament that calls for stripping the Academy of Sciences of its research network, the biggest in the country, and bringing it under the cabinet’s sway. The Academy said the move was an attack on the freedom of scientific endeavor.