Proposal to Amend Laws Protecting National Minorities in Ukraine Drafted Based on the Council of Europe's recommendations, Ukraine may amend its previous restrictive laws on national minorities. The draft has... 2023.11.24.
Commemoration Ceremony for Deported Hungarians Held in Slovakia Chief Advisor to the Prime Minister Katalin Szili (3rd left), Lieutenant Colonel László Leskó, Attaché for Defense, Military and Aviation... 2023.10.09.
Council of Europe Claims Romania Jeopardizes Minority Languages The 20 percent threshold for the use of minority languages in public administration under Romanian law is too high and... 2023.09.15.
The Issue of National Minorities Is a European Matter The Prime Minister's Envoy, Katalin Szili, urged the updating of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in... 2023.07.11.
Venice Commission Opinion a Damning Report on Ukraine’s New Minority Law The Council of Europe's constitutional expert body, the Venice Commission, based in Strasbourg, believes that all persons belonging to national... 2023.06.14.
Hungarian MEPs Speak Up for National Minorities On Tuesday, the European Parliament plenary session adopted a report on institutional relations between the European Union and the Council... 2023.04.19.
Ukrainian Parliament Adopts Anticipated New Law on National Minorities The Ukrainian parliament adopted a new law on national minorities on Tuesday, repealing the previous one, the Interfax-Ukraine news agency... 2022.12.14.
European Minority Organization Re-Elects Its Hungarian President Loránt Vincze will lead the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN) for another three years, according to a statement from... 2022.10.03.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Receives High Hungarian State Award Hungarian President János Áder has given a high state award to Kairat Abdrakhmanov, the OSCE's High Commissioner on National Minorities,... 2022.05.10.
Hungary Minority Commissioner Urges EC to Act on National Minorities Katalin Szili, the prime minister's commissioner for minority rights, marking the 30th anniversary of the Maastricht Treaty on Monday, called... 2022.02.08.
Minority Protection European Issue, says PM Commissioner Szili The issue of national minorities is not a domestic issue but a European one, Katalin Szili, the prime minister's commissioner... 2021.11.02.
Foreign Minister in Strasbourg: ‘Europe Must Return to Classical Values’ If Europe is to strengthen, "it must return to its own classical values" such as protecting the institution of the... 2021.09.28.
Protection of National Minorities Key Focus of Hungary’s CoE Presidency, Foreign Ministry says The protection of national minorities is a priority of Hungary's chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of... 2021.09.08.
PM Orbán: Ties with Slovakia Better Than Ever Taking the past ten years into account, ties with Slovakia have never been better than they are today, Prime Minister... 2021.06.29.
PMO Head Gulyás: Protection of Indigenous Minorities Key to Minority Policy The protection of the rights of indigenous ethnic minorities in Europe is indispensable when it comes to the protection of... 2021.06.29.
Former Slovak Church in Budapest to Be Revamped as Slovak Cultural Center A former Slovak Evangelical-Lutheran Church in downtown Budapest will be revamped to serve as a Slovak cultural and community center,... 2021.06.28.
PMO Head Gulyás: Hungary Values National Minorities Hungary sees national minorities as assets and "state-building factors", the prime minister's chief of staff said at a meeting of... 2021.06.19.
CoE Parlt President Speaks to Hungarian Leaders on Minority Rights Rik Daems, President of the Council of Europe's Parliamentary Assembly, held talks with Hungarian leaders on minority rights and the... 2021.05.29.
CoE Presidency ‘Special Opportunity’ for Hungary, Justice Minister Says The Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe, which Hungary officially took over for six months... 2021.05.22.
FM Szijjártó: Hungary’s CoE Presidency Chance for East-West Dialogue Hungary's coming six-month chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers will provide an opportunity for restarting dialogue between... 2021.05.22.
Hungary Takes Over Chairmanship of CoE Council of Ministers Hungary took over the chairmanship of the Council of Ministers of the Council of Europe (CoE) from Germany at a... 2021.05.21.
