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Alpár Kató Alpár Kató · 02/07/2019
· Politics

Parliament votes to separate research institutions, Hungarian Academy of Sciences

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Hungary parliament science

Lawmakers on Tuesday voted to relocate research institutions of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) to the Eötvös Lorand Research Network, a new body with its own, independent budget chapter.

The legislation was passed with a vote of 131 for, 53 against and 3 abstentions.

MTA earlier protested the “forced transformation without any valid reasoning” and complained that the new legal framework offers no guarantees for basic funding.

The Academy issued an appeal to lawmakers to weigh its arguments on the matter, aired over months of negotiations with the innovation and technology ministry, and warned that approving the proposed legislation would “hurt the freedom of scientific research and could result in the loss of values which are fundamental for Hungary”.

MTA also said earlier that it would initiate an appeal of the legislation with the Constitutional Court, if approved.

Commenting on the vote, Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics told MTI that the government plans to allocate an additional 32 billion forints (EUR 99.1m) for the new framework. The parliament’s decision was an important step in renewing the R+D+I sector in Hungary, he said. Better funding and an environment fostering successful EU tenders will serve researchers’ interests, he said. State-funded research will now manifest in inventions and patents, and a stronger cooperation between academia, higher education and economic players, he added.

https://dailynewshungary.com/mta-government-proposals-threaten-academic-freedom/

Source: MTI

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