News in Brief Fidesz condemns “repeated and continual harassment” of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia Dec 17, 2020 The ruling Fidesz party has condemned the “repeated and continual harassment” of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia by the Ukrainian authorities.
News in Brief Deutsch: Standing up for national interests is the right thing to do Dec 14, 2020 Deutsch called the agreement reached at this week’s EU summit in Brussels a “joint European achievement”.
News in Brief “Attacks” directed against Transcarpathian Hungarians by Ukraine are “unacceptable” Dec 03, 2020 An MEP for Hungary’s ruling Fidesz said the “political pressure” being exerted on Transcarpathian Hungarians and “attacks” directed against the community and their leaders by Ukraine are “unacceptable”.
News in Brief FM summons Ukrainian ambassador following raids of ethnic Hungarian institutions in Transcarpathia Dec 02, 2020 Ukrainian security service commandos raided several Hungarian institutions in Transcarpathia as well as the home of the president of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association, László Brenzovics.
News in Brief Gulyás urges ethnic Hungarians living in Romania to vote in the country’s general election Nov 30, 2020 Gergely Gulyás emphasized the importance of securing the strongest possible representation for the ethnic Hungarian community in the Romanian parliament.
News in Brief PM Orbán congratulates leader of Ukraine’s ethnic Hungarian KMKSZ party on success in local elections Oct 29, 2020 PM Orbán said the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia demonstrated once again the power of cooperation in the October 25 ballot.
News in Brief FM: Issues around minorities cannot be considered domestic affairs “under any European or international law” Oct 28, 2020 The foreign minister has stated that issues around minorities cannot be considered domestic affairs “under any European or international law”.
News in Brief Hungarians living in Ukraine should vote in local elections to ensure representation Oct 26, 2020 The foreign minister has urged Hungarians living in Ukraine to turn out in large numbers at the country’s local elections, to ensure representation in local governments.
News in Brief PM Orbán: Ethnic Hungarian VMSZ party’s victory in Serbia “is a message to the whole of the nation” Jun 23, 2020 PM Orbán welcomed the results, saying that Vojvodina Hungarians showed that they “believe in the power of unity and have the strength to shape their own life”.
News in Brief PM Orbán urges ethnic Hungarians living in Serbia’s Vojvodina region to vote in the country’s elections this weekend Jun 17, 2020 The prime minister said the fate of Hungarians is influenced by all elections, including the one about to take place in Serbia.
News in Brief FM: The Hungarian government “will always support Transcarpathia Hungarians” Jun 15, 2020 Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said on Facebook that his most recent talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitro Kuleba in Budapest had been characterized by correctness and a friendly atmosphere.
News in Brief FM: Hungary will approve Ukraine’s NATO accession after rights of ethnic Hungarians are restored Dec 05, 2019 Hungary has made it clear that it would only lift a veto blocking Ukraine’s NATO accession if the rights of ethnic Hungarians in Transcarpathia are restored.
News in Brief FM: Hungarian minorities abroad is an important part of Hungarian foreign policy Nov 13, 2019 The foreign minister has revealed that Hungarian minorities across the borders is one of the most important aspects of Hungarian foreign policy and will not be “sacrificed for geopolitical games”.
News in Brief Fidesz MEP asks Ursula von der Leyen to help protect Hungarian minorities in Transcarpathia region Jul 25, 2019 In a letter to European Union officials, Fidesz MEP Andrea Bocskor has asked for the EU to take action in protecting the Hungarian community in western Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region.
News in Brief FM: Anti-Hungarian sentiments in Romania could affect Hungary’s position toward the country Jul 02, 2019 Péter Szijjártó said that maintaining relations based on mutual respect is important because of the ethnic Hungarians living in minority in Romania.
News in Brief FM: Ukraine's language law is unacceptable Apr 26, 2019 “Our aim is to have friendship return between Hungary and Ukraine and the outcome of this recent presidential election gives some hope for that,” the foreign minister said
News in Brief Transylvanian village fined for publishing its newsletter in Hungarian Mar 29, 2019 The village of Gyergyóremete, located in the Eastern part of Transylvania has a population of just over 6,000, 99.2 percent of which are Hungarian
News in Brief Ukraine says it will deny entry to Hungarian commissioner in charge of Transcarpathia developments Aug 06, 2018 The Prime Minister’s Office said Grezsa’s work “is not aimed against Ukraine in any way”, but aims to develop areas on both sides of the border “along coordinated, clear lines”
News in Brief Hungary sees western Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region as a bridge to the EU Aug 02, 2018 “We’d like it if the chasm being widened by Ukrainian politics between Uzhhorod (Ungvár) and Kiev disappeared because our goal has never been to pursue any kind of separatist aspirations, as has been unjustly alleged but rather to help Ukraine’s westernmost county serve as a link and a bridge to the European Union,” István Grezsa said
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: Hungary has no problem with Georgia’s NATO aspirations and fully agrees with them Jul 13, 2018 The prime minister said there is an ongoing dispute with Ukraine, which is not simply a dispute between Hungary and Ukraine
News in Brief Hungary's position regarding Ukraine has not changed Jul 11, 2018 Hungary will continue to block Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration efforts as long as the infringement of minority rights continues
News in Brief Foreign minister calls on Council of Europe to take protecting European minorities seriously Jun 19, 2018 The minister said it was wrong for a European institution to concern itself with Hungary’s “Stop Soros” law aimed at ensuring the security of the Hungarian people rather than with the Hungarians of western Ukraine “whose rights are being seriously breached”
News in Brief Ukraine finally takes steps to negotiate with leaders of the Hungarian minority Jun 06, 2018 Attempting to show that it is making good on previous commitments, Ukraine takes steps to talk with representatives of the Hungarian minority community to find a resolution to the dispute over a discriminatory education law
News in Brief Hungary marks National Cohesion Day Jun 05, 2018 On June 4th every year, Hungarians mark the day of the signing of the Trianon Treaty in 1920, which stripped Hungary of two thirds of its territory and turned 3.3 million Hungarians into ethnic minorities living in foreign countries
News in Brief Hungary's FM: Ukraine is preparing to deal a “third blow” to its national minorities by imposing sanctions on dual citizens Apr 25, 2018 Hungary’s foreign minister has highlighted how Ukraine is dealing yet another blow to minorities by introducing a law that would impose restrictions on dual citizens
News in Brief Attack in Ukraine: PM Orbán offers the government’s help to László Brenzovics of the KMKSZ Mar 01, 2018 The arson attack was condemned by the government and several political parties, including Fidesz, LMP, MSZP, Párbeszéd and Jobbik, as well as by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin and Hennadiy Moskal, governor of Transcarpathia
News in Brief Central office of the Transcarpathian Hungarian Cultural Association (KMKSZ) has been attacked for the second time in a month Feb 28, 2018 The foreign minister said that Ukraine’s ambassador to Budapest will be summoned to the Ministry, and the Hungarian consul general in Ungvár as well as the Hungarian ambassador to Kiev will be recalled immediately
News in Brief Hungary's foreign ministry reveals there has been a significant step toward normalizing Hungarian-Ukrainian relations Feb 08, 2018 Levente Magyar says there is a strong possibility of restoring friendly cooperation between the two countries
News in Brief Hungary's FM: Government demands legal guarantees from Ukraine over Education Act Jan 25, 2018 Hungary’s foreign minister met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell and Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin in Paris to discuss the Ukraine Education Act
News in Brief "Extraordinary" Hungarian-Ukrainian-American trilateral meeting to discuss Ukraine Education Act to take place in Paris Jan 24, 2018 Hungary’s foreign minister will be joined by U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Wess Mitchell in Paris on Wednesday to hold talks with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin
Blog And what did the European Commission have to say about former PM Tudose’s outrageous remark? Jan 16, 2018 - Zoltán Kovács Hungarian state television M1 asked for a reaction, and here’s what they got from the Commission spokesperson
News in Brief Fidesz signs Minority SafePack to help protect ethnic minorities in Europe Jan 03, 2018 The Minority SafePack initiative, launched by the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN), aims to collect at least one million signatures in seven countries before April 3rd to ensure the EU focuses on minorities throughout the bloc
Blog To historian in Le Monde: Excuse my French, but that’s baloney Dec 15, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács The key to a peaceful Europe, as the founding fathers have realized, is that ethnic minorities of Europe are respected and their fundamental rights protected. Those who dismiss the rights of Europe’s ethnic minorities risk fueling a trend that has caused Europe some of its worst nightmares and terrible armed conflicts.
News in Brief Hungary's FM: OSCE should deploy observers to Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region Dec 08, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that Hungary was concerned about Ukraine’s new education law, which curbs the rights of ethnic minorities to education in their mother tongue
Blog Helping Ukraine remain on the path toward Europe Nov 03, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács In his blog post entitled, “Hungarian Leader Should Stop Meddling in Ukrainian Politics,” a senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Mike Gonzalez, misunderstands why Hungary has become an outspoken critic of the new Ukrainian education law that limits minority rights
Blog Ethnic Hungarians: a nation in a united Europe Nov 02, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács As a result of wars and the re-drawing of borders that have taken place in recent centuries, today’s borders in Europe rarely correspond to the physical location of the continent’s national groups. About one third of the 15 million-strong, ethnic Hungarian community, lives outside the borders of Hungary, mostly in the Carpathian Basin. These Hungarian communities, just as much as any other European national minorities, have the right to maintain their thousand year-old culture in the European Union.
News in Brief Hungary vetoes upcoming NATO-Ukraine summit Oct 30, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said it’s impossible to support the country’s bid to join the alliance after Ukraine passed its new education law “brutally mutilating” minority rights
News in Brief OSCE throws its support behind Hungary in relation to Ukraine's education law Oct 25, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the OSCE is the most willing to help from among the international organizations contacted by Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian and Greek diplomats
News in Brief Ukraine's education law "fails to strike a balance" between their official language and those of minorities, says PACE Oct 13, 2017 The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) said that Ukraine's new education law is not conducive to “living together” and expressed its concerns over the articles relating to education in minority languages in the recently passed act
News in Brief Hungary's foreign minister personally travels to Ukraine to discuss the country's new education law Oct 10, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said that he regards the amendment of Ukraine’s Education Act as “outrageous and unacceptable”
News in Brief Prime Minister PM Orbán: Policy on Hungarian communities beyond the borders must help lower and middle classes Oct 06, 2017 PM Orbán said that members of the highly-qualified intellectual classes with solid family backgrounds are already succeeding in finding their own path as Hungarians in the Carpathian Basin. “Particular attention should be paid to lower and mid-level groups, however," he said
News in Brief Hungary and Romania join forces to fight Ukraine's new education law Oct 03, 2017 There are more than half a million Hungarians and Romanians living in Ukraine. Hungary's FM noted that this explains why Hungary and Romania are acting together on the matter
News in Brief Hungary continues its fight over Ukraine's controversial education law Sep 29, 2017 Hungary’s foreign minister has said that the government will fight to get Ukraine’s new education law repealed and its language and citizenship bills withdrawn
Blog Want to belong to Europe? Act like it! Sep 29, 2017 - Zoltán Kovács In the European Union, we don’t take away the rights of children of historic minorities. Ukraine, by doing so, is taking a detour from its path into the EU and turning its back on European neighbors who stood by them in some of the most difficult times. Ukraine has brought this upon itself, and the consequences of this decision on the education law will be painful.
News in Brief Hungary will block and veto Ukraine's EU integration as education law maltreating minorities is signed Sep 26, 2017 Péter Szijjártó, minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said the President has just signed a law which deprives minorities of their rights and leads down a blind alley instead on the path to the European Union
News in Brief Government will do everything it can to protect Hungarian interests Sep 22, 2017 Hungary regards Ukraine's education law as a stab in the back, and Hungary has taken action against Croatia’s OECD membership due to "the violation of economic interests," János Lázár said
News in Brief Hungarian Parliament calls for measures to be taken against Ukraine's education law impacting minorities Sep 21, 2017 Hungarian lawmakers have unanimously passed a five-party decree condemning “the unlawful Ukrainian education law” and urging measures to be taken against it
News in Brief Hungary says EU must take action over Ukraine's new education law affecting minorities Sep 12, 2017 Katalin Szili, the prime minister’s Special Appointee, said that the EU must intervene and contact the Ukrainian leadership regarding the matter