citizenship

29/12/2014

Deputy Prime Minister: New Hungarian citizens to number 1m by 2018

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary is set to have one million new citizens through its dual citizenship scheme by the end of the current government’s mandate in […]
06/12/2014

Are you a good citizen?Find out what do Hungarians think!

TÁRKI Social Reseach Institute’s new poll says, it is the honourable and the politically active people of the country who are considered ”good citizens”, although 10 […]
26/09/2014

Fidesz: No Need to Amend Citizenship Law

(MTI) – Hungary’s protections against citizenship abuses are effective, the head of Parliament’s foreign affairs committee said on Thursday, ruling out any amendment of the relevant […]
18/09/2014

Over 70 pc of Russian applicants for Hungarian citizenship rejected

Budapest, September 18 (MTI) – Around 2,800 Russians applied for Hungarian citizenship in recent years and over 70 percent of them were rejected, a senior official […]
30/04/2014

Hungary Lodges Intervention Plea In Lomnici Versus EP Case

Budapest, April 30 (MTI) – In the dispute between Zoltan Lomnici and the European Parliament concerning the Slovak citizenship of ethnic Hungarians, Hungary has lodged an […]
02/01/2014

Over half a million get Hungarian citizenship since 2010

Budapest, January 2 (MTI) – The head of Parliament’s national cohesion committee called it a success of the government’s policy towards Hungarian communities abroad that over […]
05/12/2013

Half millionth applicant takes oath of citizenship

MTI – The half a millionth ethnic Hungarian residing abroad and applying for Hungarian citizenship took their citizenship oath in Budapest today. Csaba Bojte and his […]
08/11/2013

More than 500,000 Hungarians with simplified citizenship

Hungary has granted tens of thousands of passports to people in neighbouring countries, making them automatic citizens of the EU with all the advantages that brings, […]
14/09/2013

The sad reality: Fewer Hungarians but more Roma in Slovakia

The number of ethnic Hungarians living in Slovakia has fallen by almost 109,000 to approximately 460,000 over the past 20 years, Czech daily Pravo writes. Citing […]