Hungary Risks Erasmus+ Scholarship Fund Ban as It Fails to Allay EU Concerns
- EU’s Hahn sees scholarships for winter semester unrealistic
- Brussels and Budapest clash over management of universities
The Hungarian Parliament building in Budapest.
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Thousands of Hungarian students will probably lose access to the European Union’s Erasmus+ scholarship program after the government failed to address concerns about the country’s universities, a top EU official said.
The EU suspended 21 universities from the program, which funds scholarships for EU students to study in other countries, in January. The bloc cited risks of corruption and conflict of interest after the schools were put under the management of public foundations set up by Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s administration and run by ministers from his ruling Fidesz party.