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Government calls on Ukraine to stop curbing rights of Hungarian minority
Tamás Menczer also called on the European Union to put the issue on its agenda and “take meaningful steps” aimed at restoring the rights of Ukrainian Hungarians.
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Németh: War cannot serve as an excuse to restrict human and minority rights
Zsolt Németh has welcomed the “milestone” of the Venice Commission’s report on Ukraine’s minority law.
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MEPs & Várhelyi: Protection of minority rights key to EU accession
Olivér Várhelyi said countries wishing to join the EU need to be helped in fully embracing EU values, and their commitments need to be enshrined into national law.
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FM: Inviting Ukraine to NATO foreign ministers' meeting undermines alliance’s unity
The foreign minister said the decision to invite Ukraine’s foreign minister undermined the principle of unity within NATO.
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Foreign Minister holds talks with Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights of UN
The foreign minister said that Hungary could not support Ukraine’s Transatlantic and European integration as long as ethnic Hungarian schools were “at risk” in the country.
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Gulyás: Hungary “doing everything possible” to help people of Transcarpathia
Gergely Gulyás said that “each Hungarian bears responsibility for each and every Hungarian regardless of where they live in the world”.
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FM: Hungary will block NATO-Ukraine meetings until ethnic Hungarians' rights restored
The foreign minister said the Hungarian government was upholding its position on the matter.
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Fidesz MEP slams EC for rejecting Minority SafePack citizen’s initiative
Kinga Gál said in a statement that the EC “did not take the initiative seriously, even though it is risking its own credibility and the trust of citizens.”
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Deutsch: Standing up for national interests is the right thing to do
Deutsch called the agreement reached at this week’s EU summit in Brussels a “joint European achievement”.
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FM: Hungary resolutely supports UN efforts to protect minorities
The foreign minister said Hungary actively protects the rights of its ethnic kin beyond the borders.
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Venice Commission decides Ukraine infringes law on minority rights
The Venice Commission called on Ukraine to scrap passages of its law concerning the use of ethnic minority languages that discriminate between Ukrainian and minority languages.
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Hungary will fight violations of minority rights and persecution of Christians, says official
Bence Rétvári called on UNESCO and its member states to make greater efforts to protect the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia in the areas of education and culture.
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FM meets with Romanian counterpart to discuss minority rights
“Hungary is striving to improve bilateral relations and steer it back towards an atmosphere of mutual respect and positive dynamics,” the Foreign Ministry said.