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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.
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Hungarian and Ukrainian presidents discuss minority issues
President Áder suggested that the two countries should set up a bilateral commission to sort out all contentious issues in a “relaxed atmosphere”
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Officials slam Romanian court for “unacceptable” rejection of ethnic Hungarians appeal
Fidesz MP István Bajkai and Zoltán Lomnici, head of the Human Dignity Council civil group, said the Romanian supreme court’s rejection of the appeals of two ethnic Hungarians sentenced to prison for an attempted bomb attack in 2015 is “unacceptable”
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MP says Ukraine should suspend the debate on its minorities language bill
MP Zsolt Németh said Ukraine’s language bill gave cause for concern and it would restrict the use of minority languages to private life
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FM: Hungary is ready to take on a larger role in NATO missions
Minister Szijjártó said that the government would soon start negotiations concerning the future role of 77 Hungarian troops that have recently returned from the United Nations’ Cyprus mission
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FM: A new world order is taking shape, bringing with it new security risks
The foreign minister said the migration problem persisted because “Europe is still incapable of speaking straightforwardly about it or making it clear that only legal entry to Europe is allowed"
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Hungary sees western Ukraine’s Transcarpathia region as a bridge to the EU
“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
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The last obstacle has been removed from the EU’s Minority SafePack, says government official
“This is a great success concerning the rights of the continent’s indigenous minorities,” Potápi said