(ANSA) - BELGRADE - The Central European University (CEU), founded in 1991 by the American tycoon of Hungarian origin George Soros, and the city of Vienna are negotiating the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that would lead to the opening of a satellite campus in the Austrian capital, CEU and the Vienna city administration said in two separate press releases yesterday afternoon.

CEU said that the city of Vienna offers "ideal conditions for a new site", complementary to the home base in Budapest and the Bard College in New York State. "For Vienna as a university city cooperating with CEU is a great opportunity," noted Michael Haeupl, the mayor of the Austrian capital.

In the past, the university was involved in the attacks by the Hungarian government against Soros, accused by Prime Minister Orban of inciting immigration into Europe and Hungary and to influence national politics, by supporting NGOs operating in the country. (ANSA).