Hungarian delegation to the CoE parliamentary assembly: Autonomy guarantee of minorities’ human rights
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Territorial autonomy is a key instrument of “democratic participation”, Zsolt Németh, the head of the Hungarian delegation to the Council of Europe’s parliamentary assembly, said ahead of a panel discussion in Strasbourg, on Tuesday.
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The human rights of minorities could be guaranteed through such autonomy, he said.
The panel was organised to mark the 800th anniversary of Diploma Andreanum, a medieval royal charter issued by King Andrew II of Hungary to Transylvanian Saxons (German settlers) in 1224.
Németh said autonomy largely contributed to a region’s economic development and prosperity.
“It would be a crucial task for the European Union to establish closer and closer ties with these instruments of the Council of Europe, because, unfortunately, an effective minority protection system has not yet been created within the framework of the EU,” he said.
Speaking at the panel, József Komlóssy, the Hungarian delegation’s councillor on human rights, said CoE member states must observe the Andreanum’s provisions.