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FM: Incidents against ethnic Hungarians in Romania are unacceptable
"We consider these incidents unacceptable and most resolutely condemn them," the foreign minister said.
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PM Orbán greets ethnic Hungarians on March 15 national holiday
“The Hungarian nation became a flag-bearer of freedom in 1848,” PM Orbán said.
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State Secretary marks International Mother Language Day
Hungary insists that Ukraine cannot join the EU before it has restored and strengthened the rights of Transcarpathian Hungarians.
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State Secretary: Hungarians stand behind Hungarian community in Transcarpathia
Government bodies, municipalities, aid groups and churches in and outside Hungary have stood together to help Transcarpathian Hungarians, Miklós Panyi said.
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Hungarian government will “thoroughly examine” legislation passed by Ukraine’s parliament
Tamás Menczer said “it is already clear that the law is far from restoring the 2015 rights” of the Hungarian minority.
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President Novák meets ethnic Hungarians in Slovenia’s Prekmurje region
The president welcomed that ethnic Hungarians in Prekmurje were living in harmony with the majority population.
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Fidesz MEP underlines importance of ending Ukraine war and brokering peace as soon as possible
Andrea Bocskor pointed out the Hungarian community’s concerns and underlined the importance of ending the war and brokering peace as soon as possible.
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State Secretary: Treatment of ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia is “unacceptable”
“We expect decisive practical steps from the leadership of Transcarpathia and President Zelensky," Árpád János Potápi said.
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President Novák: It is good to celebrate with ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia
The president thanked “all those that persevere and stay here, building their communities and those that lead these communities.”
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State Secretary: US “taking revenge” on Hungary by tightening visa rules
Matthew Millar, the spokesman of the US State Department, said the move to tighten the visa rules has “nothing to do with any issue other than Hungary’s compliance with the Visa Waiver Program itself”.
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Potápi: Hungarian parties beyond border must represent interests of Hungarians who want to prosper in homeland
János Árpád Potápi said central Europe, including Hungarians of the Carpathian Basin, had confronted a tough situation in the wake of the epidemic, the Russian-Ukrainian war and European sanctions.
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FM: Ukraine's proposal to use EU funds to eliminate ethnic minorities is unacceptable
Minister Szijjártó told UNHRC that a Ukrainian proposal had floated the idea of ethnic minority families receiving ca. 1,000 euros if their children are enrolled in Ukrainian-language schools rather than those offering education in their mother tongue.
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Gulyás: Christian faith is key to survival
“Our long history has shown us that the key to survival in these times is the depth of Christian faith," said Gergely Gulyás.