Hungarian ministers who’ve assumed powerful positions at public trusts overseeing universities have resigned from those posts to help resolve one of a series of conflicts with the European Union.
Hungary is seeking to unlock EU funds “as soon as possible,” Cabinet Minister Gergely Gulyas told reporters on Thursday after a three-day government meeting. The EU has cut off Hungary from its flagship Erasmus academic scholarship program as well as crucial university funding, citing political influence over higher education.
