The division of Europe had been overcome with the collapse of Berlin Wall, literally with the progressive opening of borders between Hungary and Austria, Czechoslovakia and Austria, East Germany and West Germany. ..…

The university, came under pressure after Orbán government passed law stipulating that foreign universities operating Hungary must also be in their home countries... ... With Central European University's departure one of the last remaining pro-West institutions would be leaving..…

“In every country polled except Hungary, significantly more people said they had a favorable opinion of Jews than an unfavorable one. (In Hungary, favorable topped unfavorable 21 percent to 19 percent, with the rest saying they had neither a favorable nor unfavorable view),” CNN’s..…