ethnic

24/04/2016

Ethnic Hungarian ethnographer Kallós 90th birthday held in the Hungarian opera of Kolozsvár

Kolozsvár, Romania, April 23 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán congratulated the musicologist-ethnographer Zoltán Kallós on his 90th birthday at a ceremony organised by the Hungarian opera […]
12/04/2016

ECHR rules Hungary failed to adequately investigate racially motivated abuse

Brussels, April 12 (MTI) – The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday ruled against Hungary in a non-final ruling, stating that an applicant’s allegations […]
05/04/2016

Foreign minister: Hungary won’t let anyone block Serbia’s European integration

Subotica (Szabadka), April 5 (MTI) – Hungary will not let any Brussels institution or European Union member state block Serbia’s European integration, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó […]
02/04/2016

High turnout of ethnic Hungarians at Serbia election crucial, says the head of parliament’s foreign affairs committee

Belgrade, April 1 (MTI) – The turnout of ethnic Hungarians at the April 24 elections in Serbia will have a decisive impact on the outcome of […]
01/04/2016

The forum representing lawmakers from the Carpathian Basin hold in Budapest

Budapest, April 1 (MTI) – Keeping Hungarian workers in the Carpathian Basin is crucial for the region in the long run, House Speaker László Kövér said […]
30/03/2016

EUR 5 m Roma inclusion initiative launched at CEU

Budapest (MTI) – A European funding consortium has established a 5 million euro initiative at the Central European University in Budapest to improve the situation of […]
23/03/2016

Ethnic Hungarians of Romania call for the end of the „witch-hunt” against Hungarians in Romania

“We ask emphatically about the reasons for the obvious witch-hunt against Hungarians in the cities of Transylvania” – stated Hunor Kelemen, the president of RMDSZ (Democratic Alliance […]
12/03/2016

Tőkés awarded Hungarian state honour

Budapest (MTI) – MEP László Tőkés, a hero of the 1989 Romanian revolution, has been awarded the Hungarian Order of Honour, the latest issue of the […]
12/03/2016

Székely Freedom Day March urges dialogue with the Romanian government and self-determination for Székely-Hungarians

The Hungarianambiance.com said, Székely Freedom Day March demands territorial autonomy and the launching of a dialogue on the status of Szeklerland. The manifesto was read at the […]
01/03/2016

Romanian foreign ministry responds to Orbán criticism

Bucharest, March 1 (MTI) – Romania’s justice system is unbiased, the Romanian foreign ministry said in response to Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s Monday remarks according […]
29/02/2016

Orbán, RMDSZ leader discuss plans for Romania’s ethnic Hungarian minority

Budapest, February 29 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Romania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party leader Hunor Kelemen discussed topical issues of the Hungarian minority in […]
21/02/2016

Csángó ball held in Brussels for first time

Brussels (MTI) – A Csángó ball, organised in part by the Office for the European Representation of Hungarian National Communities (HUNINEU), was held in Brussels for […]
20/02/2016

This is how the Romanian secret service works in Szeklerland

Secret service agents, state officials fulfilling orders, full-time challengers are trying to intimidate Hungarians and provoke them into things that the power in Bucharest can refer […]
10/02/2016

Hungarian cities grant EUR 370,000 to ethnic kin in Transcarpathia

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s major cities have collected 115 million forints (EUR 370,000) in aid for the ethnic Hungarian community of Ukraine’s Transcarpathia (Kárpátalja). The grant […]
08/02/2016

Chief proposes scrapping Roma self-government

Budapest, February 8 (MTI) – Roma self-government ÖRO leader István Hegedűs said on Monday that he would propose disbanding the national organisation at its next general […]
03/02/2016

Corvinus University rector orders probe into controversial preparation course questions

Budapest (MTI) – The rector of Budapest Corvinus University has ordered an investigation into its university preparation programme for secondary schoolers after university students in charge […]
02/02/2016

Government doubles funds for national minorities

Budapest, February 2 (MTI) – Hungary has doubled its support for national and ethnic minorities over the past five years, the deputy state secretary for ties […]
31/01/2016

Hungarians around the world: a Hungarian mother in Uganda

Globoport.hu has recently visited a Hungarian family in Africa: Monika L. Novák has been living in the country for 10 years now. She gave an exclusive interview […]
15/01/2016

Government pledges EUR 4.76m for Roma colleges

Budapest, January 15 (MTI) – The government has pledged 1.5 billion forints (EUR 4.76m) from European Union funding for colleges of advanced study for Roma students, […]
15/01/2016

What was the málenkij robot?

Towards the end of WWII, in early 1945, every young woman between the ages of 18 and 30 and every young man between 18 and 45 […]