As we have reported, anti-Hungarian statements made by Romanian President Klaus Werner Iohannis on April 29th shocked the approximately 1.2 million Hungarian community living in the country. The President showed his most primitive, aggressive and cynical side, unprecedented in Romania since the regime change, and for which the National Council for Combatting Discrimination fined him with 5000 RON (appr. 1000 euros), following complaints from several organizations, including the Mikó Imre Minority Rights Legal Services Assistance.
Prime Minister Ludovic Orban agrees with the President’s anti-Hungarian statements
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.
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.
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.
Democratic rules under threat in Romanian Parliament: suggestions to limit MPs’ rights to submit draft laws
The Social Democratic Party (PSD) is proposing to change the rules of procedure in the Romanian Parliament, in order to prevent such laws from being submitted, which – according to the said party – affect Romania as a nation-state. Through such a measure they would practically outlaw the regional development policies suggested by Hungarian representatives.