ethnic

28/02/2017

Ethnic Hungarian parents intimidated by Romanian prosecutors

The case triggered a strong reaction in the Hungarian community, read more details HERE #romania #rights #hungarians #education #ethnic
12/02/2017

Deputy PM attends Hungarian Civic Party congress in Romania

  Szatmárnémeti, Romania, February 11 (MTI) – Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén attended the congress of the Hungarian Civic Party (MPP) in Satu Mare (Szatmárnémeti), […]
08/02/2017

Supreme court rules against police in Roma discrimination case

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday threw out an earlier ruling and established that local police in northern Hungary had […]
17/01/2017

Strasbourg court orders compensation to two Roma abuse victims

Strasbourg, January 17 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on Tuesday ruled that the Hungarian state is to pay compensation to two Roma […]
22/12/2016

Jobbik slams year-end funding for Roma self-govt

Budapest, December 22 (MTI) – The opposition Jobbik party on Thursday criticised the government’s granting the National Roma Self-Government (ÖRO) 1.3 billion forints (EUR 4.2m) in special […]
15/12/2016

CoE report says minority language protection increased in Hungary, calls for further efforts

Brussels (MTI) – The Council of Europe (CoE) Committee of Experts praised Hungary in a report published on Wednesday for the increased political support of minority […]
13/12/2016

Orbán congratulates RMDSZ, MPP on showing in Romanian election

Budapest (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has sent a letter of congratulation to Hunor Kelemen, leader of the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party, and to Zsolt […]
12/12/2016

Hungary parties welcome Romania election result

Budapest, December 12 (MTI) – Hungary’s political parties have hailed the outcome of Romania’s recent general election, in which the ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party garnered over […]
12/12/2016

Ethnic Hungarian parties’ success in Romania election – Reactions

Budapest, December 12 (MTI) – Cooperation between ethnic Hungarian parties in Romania has proven successful; the Hungarian community will have a strong representation in the Bucharest […]
09/12/2016

Roma doing better in Hungary but more needs to be done, says govt official

Brussels (MTI) – Hungary has notched up major improvements in schooling and meals for Roma children as well as on the job market, the state secretary […]
29/11/2016

Christian Democrats voice concern over shrinking Hungarian communities

  Budapest, November 29 (MTI) – Péter Harrach, group leader of the co-ruling Christian Democrats, has expressed concern over the declining number of ethnic Hungarians in […]
29/11/2016

House speaker calls on Hungarian parties in Romania to cooperate

Székelyudvarhely, Romania (MTI) – László Kövér, Hungary’s House Speaker, on Monday called on Romania’s ethnic Hungarians to set aside their grievances and give a chance to […]
29/11/2016

House speaker calls for autonomous decision-making by ethnic Hungarians on Transylvania education

Csíkszereda (in Romanian: Miercurea Ciuc), Romania, November 28 (MTI) – Transylvanian politicians with mandates in the Bucharest parliament should make every effort to enable ethnic Hungarians […]
24/11/2016

Orbán held talks with Ukrainian prime minister

Budapest, November 24 (MTI) – Hungary supports Ukraine’s aspiration to become a member of the European Union, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Thursday. At a […]
23/11/2016

Ukraine tolerant of its ethnic minorities, says Prime Minister Groysman

Kiev (MTI) – Ukraine is tolerant of the ethnic minorities living in its territory and respects their rights in accordance with international norms, Ukrainian Prime Minister […]
19/11/2016

Resources minister visits Vojvodina

Belgrade (MTI) – Strong political representation can only be built on strong communities, Zoltán Balog, Hungary’s human resources minister, said in Subotica (Szabadka) on Friday, during […]
15/11/2016

Hungarian govenment highlights importance of Hungarian diaspora

Budapest, November 15 (MTI) – As much attention should be paid to Hungarians living in diaspora communities as to other parts of the nation, the state […]
12/11/2016

Deputy Prime Minister Semjén expresses support for persecuted Hungarian leaders in Szelkerland

Csíkszererda (Miercurea Ciuc), Romania, November 11 (MTI) – Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén has declared support for leaders of any Hungarian community abroad who are […]
02/11/2016

Government to set up Cziffra György Roma cultural centre

Budapest (MTI) – The government has decided to set up a Roma educational and cultural centre in Budapest, the human resources ministry told MTI. The government […]
01/11/2016

Hungarian Roma have poor school qualifications, jobs

Budapest (MTI) – The Roma have rather poor school qualifications and employment opportunities in Hungary, daily Magyar Nemzet said on Monday, citing a labour market survey […]