Oh hey, last week Fidesz suddenly decided that the Central European University (which was,
entirely coincidentally they swear
, founded by György Soros) is not in full compliance of the law.
The specific law that CEU in violation of, you ask? Oh, they hadn't passed it yet when they first brought up the violation. But they promised they would pass it as fast they can, to make sure that CEU is not allowed to operate illegally, which it isn't, because the law they are breaking didn't exist yet.
But today, the Parliament made it a reality. They rushed it through without any debate - though the President has yet to sign it, and may veto due to the unprecedented international pressure. The law would require universities with institutions in foreign nations (CEU is registered in New York and is thus accredited in the US) to have a contract between the governments of the two nations regarding the university's operation, an impossible ask given that the US federal government does not have the authority to make such a contract. There was also another impossible condition, but I forget, and I do not want to look it up, because I am angry enough.
CEU is the highest ranked university in not just Hungary, but the region. Multiple cities in other countries have already offered to take them in if they have to leave.
I feel like my country's leaders have officially declared war on the intelligentsia.