The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade rejected the Canadian Ambassador's criticism regarding the amendment of the higher education law.
The Canadian Ambassador was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade on Friday due to her claims related to the CEU, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade informed. According to the Ambassador’s statement the Government of Canada is “seriously concerned” about the state of academic freedom in Hungary on account of the latest legislative amendment. Isabelle Poupart urges the amendment of the law within the shortest possible time. The Foreign Ministry described the Ambassador’s claims as false. They stated: in contrast to those claims, the truth is that no one jeopardises the freedom of learning in Hungary. “The freedom of learning is a right for which the Hungarian Government has always firmly stood up, and will protect it also in the future”, they pointed out.
