Hungary presents school packages in E Croatia

Péter Szilágyi, deputy state secretary of the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office, presented packages of textbooks and school kits to students in ethnic Hungarian primary and secondary schools in Kopacevo, in eastern Croatia, on Wednesday.

Szilágyi said the schooling programme for students to enroll in Hungarian language education is a major incentive to preserve the Hungarian communities in regions beyond the borders.

He noted that the government had increased the amount of the grant supporting the enrollment of children in Hungarian language primary and secondary school education beyond the borders to HUF 100,000 (EUR 262) per capita from HUF 22,400.

Szilagyi said the scheme was aimed at familiarising children with Hungarian history, culture and the language also in the schools.