Russian and East European Studies
A talk by László Bruszt, Professor of Political Science at Central European University, who served as Acting Rector and President of CEU in 1996-1997.
Friday, February 7, 2020 - 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Forum, Room 250
Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics
133 S. 36th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6215
The arbitrary ouster of Central European University from Hungary highlights two realities about the European Union. First, the EU has relatively little power to protect the non-economic rights of the bloc's citizens, and, second, leading European politicians lack the will to stop autocrats like Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.
