A Romanian journalist, Rareș BOGDAN, one of the protagonists of the recent anti-Hungarian discourse in Romania, the presenter of a television programme on Realitatea TV entitled Jocuri de Putere, has yet again provoked his followers with a nationalistic Facebook post. He complains about the fact that a legislative proposal meant to reduce the threshold above which minorities have the right to use their mother tongue in the public administration from 20% to 10%, has already passed through two committees in the Chamber of Deputies.
In a mournful tone, the TV presenter observed that the social-democrats, ALDE and UDMR/RMDSZ have all backed the proposal. He concluded his post on a pathetic note: “Romanian history is being trampled on. The Romanian language is thrown in the trash… I feel like crying with pain, and the sadness breaks my heart. Your Romania and mine is dying each day…” We find it regrettable that in the European Union of the 21st century somebody can still believe that extending minority rights is an affront to the majority population.