Karacsony: Budapest leadership against construction of Fudan University campus

Budapest's leadership opposes the construction of a campus of China's Fudan University in the city's 9th district, Gergely Karacsony, the city's mayor, told a press conference on Monday. Karacsony and Krisztina Baranyi, the mayor of the 9th district, earlier in the day met Laszlo Palkovics, the minister of innovation and technology, for talks on the project. Following talks with the minister, the city leadership can say it is "particularly" opposed to the construction of the campus, especially in the area meant to house a student quarter, Karacsony said.