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 a…

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.
country: Hungary
date text: 09/04/2017; 06/10/2020
campaign id: HUN-CAMP-001
civic actions: Mass 'Free Country, Free University' protests; CEU's legal challenge; European Commission infringement procedure.
id: CR-HUN-002
incident id: HUN-003
notes: Researched and added Sep 24 2026.
outcome: Law ruled illegal (too late)
responders: Students, academics and citizens (mass protest); CEU; European Commission (infringement case)
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

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