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ECJ: Hungarian law on higher education breaches EU law – UPDATE
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Provisions in Hungary’s law on higher education that affect how foreign universities operate in the country breach EU law, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on Tuesday.
Hungary’s parliament amended the country’s law on higher education in 2017, obliging foreign universities that issue their own degrees in Hungary to carry out educational activities in their home countries, while also making their operations dependent on a bilateral agreement between the Hungarian government and the country in which the universities are based.
Later that year, the European Commission launched an infringement procedure against Hungary, saying the new regulations violated EU laws.
In its ruling, the court said the regulations unnecessarily curbed the institutes’ freedom of establishment and the free movement of services.