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15/05/2015

Székely flag to become legitimate in Romania

The Romanian General Council approved the bill on local flags with a large majority voting in favour of the proposal on Wednesday. The new amendment allows […]
13/05/2015

The Research Institute of National Policies: the President of the Venice Commission questions the work of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention

The declarations of the President of the Venice Committee made at a Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár conference weaken the effectiveness European minority protection mechanisms and question the work of […]
11/05/2015

House speaker: Minorities’ representation in parlt model for Europe

Budapest (MTI) – The form of parliamentary representation Hungary now offers to its national and ethnic minorities should be a minimum for other European nations, House […]
10/05/2015

Croatian, Polish ambassadors welcome minority culture protection in Hungary

Budapest, May 10 (MTI) – Croatian Ambassador Gordan Grlic Radman and Polish Ambassador Roman Kowalski on Sunday welcomed efforts Hungary has made to preserve the cultural […]
05/05/2015

The erased message of president Iohannis written to the Hungarian community in Romania

There are significant differences between two versions of President Iohannis’ message towards the Hungarian community, a message written by the President at the occasion of UDMR’s […]
05/05/2015

The Romanian minority model: conference on minority protection without the participation of minorities

Last week a bizarre conference took place at Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár, aimed to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Framework Convention for the Protection of Minority Rights, organized […]
22/04/2015

Sziget 2015 – Roma culture, music in spotlight at Sziget festival world music stage

Budapest, April 22 (MTI) – Gypsy music and Roma culture from India all the way to eastern Hungary’s Nyirseg region will be in spotlight at the […]
22/04/2015

Painting on Hungarian inscriptions has become alarmingly common in Romania

Another Hungarian inscription has been painted on in Transylvania, this time at Nicolești/Káposztásszentmiklós. The perpetrators have written an obscene message on the table, adressed to the […]
21/04/2015

5000 RON fine for bilingual street signs in Romania

Two volunteers of a civic movement for linguistic rights (CEMO) were fined each for 5000 RON by the local police at Marosvásárhely (Târgu Mureș) for placing […]
17/04/2015

Semjen calls Transylvanian Hungarians to stick together

Cluj (Kolozsvar), April 17 (MTI) – Hungarians in Transylvania are obliged by their historical moral and political past to stick together, Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjen […]
13/04/2015

Another Hungarian inscription was painted in Gheorgheni/Györgyfalva

Another Hungarian inscription was painted, this time in Gheorgheni, in county Cluj, nearby Cluj Napoca. In localities predominantly inhabited by Hungarians, the names of the localities […]
13/04/2015

Hungary earmarks over HUF 650 m to support W Ukraine Hungarians

Budapest, April 13 (MTI) – Hungary’s government has earmarked 652 million forints (EUR 2.2m) to support the Hungarian community in western Ukraine, considering the current hardships […]
10/04/2015

Roma local council rep says national org committed fraud worth 100s of millions

Budapest (MTI) – A Roma leader has accused the National Roma Self-Government (ORO) of committing fraud in the hundreds of millions since 2011. Istvan Makai, chairman […]
02/04/2015

Roma employment scheme to continue after audit, says ministry

Budapest, April 2 (MTI) – An audit of the Roma “Bridge” employment scheme has revealed irregularities but there is nothing to stop it from continuing, the […]
02/04/2015

Four years old told to speak Romanian in hospital

The father of a four years old girl was attentioned to speak Romanian to her daughter in the emergency department of a hospital in Oradea. The […]
18/03/2015

Hungary minister sees stagnation in resolving Roma problems

Brussels (MTI) – Referring to Roma communities in the EU, representatives of civil groups complained about a “continued bad situation” at the European Roma Platform, which […]
11/03/2015

Szekely Freedom Day: commemorations and protests – Photos

A peaceful commemoration was organized in Marosvasarhely (in Romanian: Târgu Mureș), protest were organized throughout Szekelyfold on the occasion of THE Szekely Freedom Day, mno.hu says. […]
09/03/2015

Democratic setback in Romania: March 10th Szekler March banned at Targu-Secuiesc

A planned march by the Szekler National Council to commemorate the Szekler martyrs executed in 1854, and to manifest for the Szekler Autonomy in front of […]
07/03/2015

Szekely Freedom Day rally will be held in Gyergyószentmiklós and Sepsiszentgyörgy on March 10

After Romanian officials banned the planned Marosvásárhely rally the Hungarian National Council of Transylvania, the Hungarian People’s Party of Transylvania and the Hungarian Civic Party (MPP) […]
03/03/2015

Young children who do not speak Romanian yet, receive their study grades solely in Romanian

Young children who do not speak Romanian yet, receive their study grades solely in Romanian, even in schools and classes where children study exclusively in Hungarian. […]