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<p><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Dear ASEEES members:</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:rgb(49,47,48); font-family:sans-serif; font-size:14.4px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">We have</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">
been</span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> alarmed by
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">the Hungarian government's legislative efforts that </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">would make it impossible for
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Central European University to continue operations in Hungary. We issued a letter of concern on
March 31, the </span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">text of which, along with more information, can be found at: </span></span><a href="http://www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-support-central-european-university" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk376430" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-support-central-european-university</span></a></span><br>
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<p><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:107%; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">Unfortunately</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> the
Hungarian Parliament passed the legislative amendments on April 4. </span><span style="color:rgb(49,47,48); font-family:sans-serif; font-size:1rem"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">For those of you wishing to take
action, please write to János Áder, President of Hungary, who can still veto the decision in the coming five days: </span><span style="background:transparent; color:rgb(11,112,151); text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.keh.hu%2Fmessages_to_the_presidents_office&h=ATO7uHn37wKBU7MGokDtm_jiuiMNn1BQP0rk2iKHvos9_eY60iywLpTkJPCuDCoNNYTobOStNR8MDL6Ci0RwdLIPY3syBirmQcskzi3iF97-TaoHMmhW1LesmOKu2mlpUKs4Gd47Qle-2Q&enc=AZPXW7NFRL5ZT7kFUgh6d3MXGdOJixQKzBi5gdG8qdy9r3iwoAcy9fvzMlT7PzrhWTHext2Kgn5u2t6PMFlrXZBGbfjrmDm3FYaWhu-3GBjQhiail0Y5thsQTCjuV3Rmf8aAsKPCji_nHtebBnq0XM9d0jibF153-6690e5W0srhb-rqOrzWvZVyXqU4CsHO29E&s=1" style="background:transparent; color:rgb(11,112,151); text-decoration:none"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">www.keh.hu/messages_to_the_presidents_office</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> </span></span></span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:107%; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(49,47,48); font-family:sans-serif; font-size:1rem"><span style="background:transparent; color:rgb(11,112,151); text-decoration:none; font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 47, 48); font-size: 11pt;">and
to EU Commissioners whose email addresses can be found on our page</span><span style="font-size: 11pt;">: </span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 11pt;"></span><span style="color: rgb(49, 47, 48); font-size: 11pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-support-central-european-university" class="OWAAutoLink" style="font-size: 12pt;">www.aseees.org/advocacy/aseees-expresses-support-central-european-university</a></span></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">We still suggest that you sign the Change.org petition: </span><a href="https://www.change.org/p/hungarian-national-assembly-save-the-central-european-university" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk853465" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">www.change.org/p/hungarian-national-assembly-save-the-central-european-university</span></a><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt"> and
declare your support for CEU: </span><a href="https://www.ceu.edu/support-consent" class="OWAAutoLink" id="LPlnk342389" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt">www.ceu.edu/support-consent</span></a></p>
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