The foreign minister said Hungary’s Bulgarian minority has parliamentary representation, and their government funding has grown four-fold over the past decade.
Péter Szijjártó said that the Ukrainian deputy prime minister’s visit to Hungary scheduled for March would hopefully bring the parties closer to an agreement on minority rights in Ukraine.
Gergely Gulyás has signed a European civil initiative aimed at increased focus on aspects of ethnic regions when distributing cohesion funding.
“A student asked why people in Brussels talk a lot less about indigenous minorities that about illegal immigrants. The comment is justified, and the Hungarian government also views this with...
Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary for Hungarians abroad, told MTI that autonomy is the best way to ensure the continued existence of ethnic minorities
Lőrinc Nacsa, of the Christian Democrat (KDNP) party, said that the Hungarian ethnic minority should not be used for campaign purposes in the upcoming Ukrainian election
“Hungarian deputies should promote a position in the Romanian legislation which is backed by the whole Hungarian community," Katalin Szili said
The foreign minister said he hoped Hungarian-Romanian cooperation may continue in the spirit of mutual respect
The minister said it was wrong for a European institution to concern itself with Hungary’s “Stop Soros” law aimed at ensuring the security of the Hungarian people rather than with the Hungarians of western Ukraine “whose rights are being seriously breached”
Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said this must only be “the first step” if the country is serious about its Euro-Atlantic aspirations
The foreign minister said it appeared that migrants were more important to Brussels than Hungarians in Ukraine
The Minority SafePack European Citizens’ initiative requires one million signatures from at least seven EU member states by April 3rd for the European Commission to put the scheme on its agenda
Károly Czibere, minister of state for Social Affairs and Social Inclusion, stressed that culture and the arts play an essential role in this collaboration