CEU’s Statement Regarding the Legislative Proposal of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology About the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Budapest, June 5, 2019 — In connection with the legislative proposal of the Ministry of Innovation and Technology that radically transforms the operation of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, CEU calls attention to the fact that the country can be competitive only if academic research is free. We express our support to all employees of the Academy, and call upon the decision-makers to take the will of MTA’s Assembly into account.