Hungarian leader lashes out at George Soros-founded school

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The future of a Budapest-based university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros depends on an agreement between the Hungarian and U.
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governments, Hungary`s prime minister said Friday.
"It remains unclear why the government feels this legislation is necessary given their acknowledgement of CEU`s contributions to Hungarian academic life.
"It makes no difference if someone is a billionaire in Hungary .
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this university also has to respect the laws," Orban said.
"Asked whether CEU would be in Hungary in six months or a year, Orban replied that "it depends on negotiations and an agreement between the American and Hungarian governments.
"There is competition among universities and it is inexplicable why we should put our own universities at a disadvantage .
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while securing an unfair advantage for the foreign university.