While European commissioners were in Strasbourg discussing social policy and eurozone reforms, the press room in Brussels was focused on the latest spat between the EU and Hungary’s government.

Budapest has sent out National Consultation forms to its citizens, asking then how the country should deal with EU policies that the government considers harmful. The survey comes with a letter from Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in which he “calls on the people of Hungary to stand up for national independence and fill out the questionnaire to support the government’s efforts to combat mistaken proposals on the part of Brussels.”

Alexander Winterstein, the Commission’s deputy spokesperson, said the EU would not be firing back, adding that Orbán did sign a declaration on EU unity at the recent Rome summit.

“It is not for me to explain the initiative of the Hungarian government. It is their own business,” Winterstein said. He wouldn’t confirm if Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker was aware of Orbán’s move but did say that the two men are in close contact.

The Commission was also quizzed on another Orbán battle — against the Budapest-based Central European University. The Hungarian parliament is amending a higher education bill that stop the George Soros-funded university from operating and granting both Hungarian and U.S. degrees. The Commission said it would “follow developments” on the issue.

Tibor Navracsics, the European commissioner for education (and a former Orbán cabinet minister), has described the Central European University as “one of the most important higher education institutions not only in Hungary, but also in the European higher education system.”

In other news…

The Commission was unable to confirm or provide details on a visit by several Greek ministers to Brussels. Eurozone finance ministers are slated to discuss the Greek bailout at the weekend.