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FM: UN should ensure protection of identity of national minorities
Protecting national identity should be recognized as a fundamental human right at the international level.
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Szili calls for EC legislation on national minorities
Marking the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty, Katalin Szili has called for legislation to be drafted by the European Commission on national minorities.
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FM: Gas supply should not be political-ideological issue
Hungary concluded a deal with Russia’s Gazprom that ensures gas supplies to the country from the west and the south.
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State Secretary: National minorities should be kept on CoE agenda
The issue of national minorities had got stuck in the Council of Europe, which gave far more political attention to non-national minorities.
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House Speaker: Hungary’s promotion of national minority rights is a “model for Europe”
The Hungarian constitution recognized Hungary’s 13 ethnic minorities as constituents of the state, and indigenous minorities were entitled to form self-governments.
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Gulyás: Protection of minority rights is key to preserving minorities in Europe
Gergely Gulyás said many people in Europe belonged to an indigenous minority rather than to mainstream society, so guaranteeing their rights was essential.
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National minority elections to be held on October 13th
The National Election Committee (NVB) confirmed that a total of 2,715 national minority votes will be held around the country.
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37 MEPs sign letter calling for Ukraine's president to scrap new education law impacting minorities
Fidesz-KDNP MEP Andrea Bocskor drafted the open letter to the Ukrainian president which was signed by 37 MEPs from Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland and Slovakia
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Hungary says no UN member state should use human rights as a pressure tool against other nations
Hungary's foreign minister said it is important that no UN member state should use human rights as a tool of exerting pressure on another state. It is equally important that none of the member states should “be held hostage” in a dispute that purely concerns inter-state relations