{"id":"CR-HUN-002","notes":"Researched and added Sep 24 2026.","source":"https://bbj.hu/economy/statistics/analysis/tens-of-thousands-protest-against-lex-ceu-in-budapest/; https://curia.europa.eu/site/upload/docs/application/pdf/2020-10/cp200125en.pdf","country":"Hungary","outcome":"Law ruled illegal (too late)","summary":"70,000-80,000 people protested against Lex CEU in Budapest on 9 April 2017. The Court of Justice of the EU ruled on 6 October 2020 (C-66/18) that Lex CEU violated EU law, GATS and academic freedom — but CEU had already relocated its main operations to Vienna.","date_text":"09/04/2017; 06/10/2020","responders":"Students, academics and citizens (mass protest); CEU; European Commission (infringement case)","campaign_id":"HUN-CAMP-001","incident_id":"HUN-003","civic_actions":"Mass 'Free Country, Free University' protests; CEU's legal challenge; European Commission infringement procedure."}