As we have reported in our recent newsletters, anti-Hungarian statements made by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on April 29th shocked the approximately 1.2 million Hungarians living in the country. The President showcased his most primitive, aggressive and cynical side, in a statement unprecedented in Romania since the regime change.
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban agrees with the President’s anti-Hungarian statements
Nationalist politician, who called Hungarian the language of horses, wins lawsuit
The Cluj Court of Appeal annulled a 2015 fine given to Gheorghe Funar, known for his extreme nationalism, formerly the mayor of Cluj-Napoca/Kolozsvár, by the National Council for Combatting Discrimination, after the said politician called Hungarian the language of horses during a debate on television in 2014.
Notorious nationalist might get away with calling Hungarian “language of the horses”
The Kolozsvár (Cluj-Napoca) court last week annulled the penalty imposed on Gheorghe Funar, the former mayor of Kolozsvár, notorious for his extreme nationalist behavior and actions. Funar, also a member and former general secretary of the far-right Greater Romania Party, was fined for calling Hungarian “the language of horses” in a 2014 televised debate, reported the Hungarian News Agency MTI.
Bucharest stops Hungary’s funding of Transylvanian communities
“Romania is interested to get out of the logic of confrontation with Hungary and to create a modern relationship of mutual trust and respect in line with the 21st century.” As a nation of more than 1,000 years, we also expect respect. A collaboration with Romania has to be based on understanding. It is better to be in good relations than in bad ones.”
The anniversary of the Treaty of Trianon has become a national day in Romania
On the 13th of May, a large majority in the Romanian Parliament voted for the 4th of June, the day the Treaty of Trianon was signed in 1920, to become a national day in Romania. The Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania (RMDSZ) voted against the proposal, the Save Romania Union abstained, while all other parties voted in favour. This was the latest in a series of anti-Hungarian initiatives carried out in Parliament over the past few weeks.