State Secretary: Treatment of ethnic Hungarian community in Transcarpathia is “unacceptable”
“We expect decisive practical steps from the leadership of Transcarpathia and President Zelensky," Árpád János Potápi said.
“We expect decisive practical steps from the leadership of Transcarpathia and President Zelensky," Árpád János Potápi said.
The government has earmarked two billion forints (EUR 5.2m) for supporting Hungarian organizations across the borders.
Árpád János Potápi said practically all settlements with Hungarian populations in the Carpathian Basin had benefited from government-supported programs.
Árpád János Potápi, the state secretary for policy affecting Hungarians beyond the borders, acknowledged the work of historical Hungarian churches in preserving Hungarian identity and faith.
The state secretary in charge of policies for Hungarian communities abroad met representatives of the local Hungarian community on Australia’s Gold Coast in the company of Zsolt Csenger-Zalán, Hungary’s ambassador to Australia.
State Secretary Árpád János Potápi attended a year-opening event of Hungarian schools in Slovakia in Držkovce (Deresk), in southern Slovakia.
456,129 Hungarians with no permanent residency in Hungary registered to vote, 78,000 more than for the election four years ago.
Árpád János Potápi said the whole Hungarian nation, not only the motherland, “must keep moving forward, not backwards.”
The Alliance would allow for the political diversity of Hungarians in Slovakia while ensuring united action.
The Hungarian government is committed to providing assistance to ethnic kin in preserving their Hungarian identity.
The center includes an interactive exhibition which presents the history of the Szekler border guards from the medieval Arpad Dynasty to the second world war.
János Árpád Potápi marked Hungary’s Day of National Cohesion in Éberhard, in Slovakia, on Sunday.
The church in Sfântu Gheorghe (Sepsiszentgyörgy) was renovated using Hungarian state funding.