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State Secretary: The Szeklers can count on Hungarian government support
Hungarians commemorated the Szekler martyrs who were executed in Targu Mures on March 10, 1854.
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State Secretary: 2024 will be the year of national cooperation
Students participating in Hungarian language education in kindergartens, primary and secondary schools, as well as at universities beyond the borders, will be awarded a 100,000 forint (EUR 260) grant.
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PM's Office in partnership with Rákóczi Alliance is organizing 2024's Diaspora Program
The scheme launched in 2016 is tailored to reach the around 2-2.5 million diaspora Hungarians who want to preserve their national identity, Hungarian language and culture.
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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.
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Government earmarks 2 billion HUF for supporting Hungarian organizations across borders
The government has earmarked two billion forints (EUR 5.2m) for supporting Hungarian organizations across the borders.
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Government spending on Hungarian communities beyond the borders is 10 times more than last year
Árpád János Potápi said practically all settlements with Hungarian populations in the Carpathian Basin had benefited from government-supported programs.
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Parish house renovated with Hungarian government support inaugurated in Cluj Napoca
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.
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State Secretary: Moral recognition of Hungarian diasporas important to government
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.
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Government officials pledge continued support for mother-tongue education
State Secretary Árpád János Potápi attended a year-opening event of Hungarian schools in Slovakia in Držkovce (Deresk), in southern Slovakia.
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Potápi: Number of registered Hungarians with dual citizenship higher than in 2018
456,129 Hungarians with no permanent residency in Hungary registered to vote, 78,000 more than for the election four years ago.
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State Secretary: General election will be crucial for Hungary's future
Árpád János Potápi said the whole Hungarian nation, not only the motherland, “must keep moving forward, not backwards.”
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Slovak-Hungarian alliance welcomed by government
The Alliance would allow for the political diversity of Hungarians in Slovakia while ensuring united action.
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Government restart program aids 1,464 ethnic Hungarian organizations
The Hungarian government is committed to providing assistance to ethnic kin in preserving their Hungarian identity.