Gorzelik and Others v. Poland
Gorzelik (2004) is one of the few cases where the ECtHR explicitly addressed the issue of conceptualization of minorities. The applicants had been refused permission to register their association “Union...Author: Nagy Noémi
Government Office for Hungarian Minorities Abroad (Határon Túli Magyarok Hivatala – HTMH)
It was established in 1992 as a central office with autonomous management powers (by Government Decree 90/1992. [(V. 29.) ]) and ceased to exist on 31 December 2006 (based on...Author: Bárdi Nándor
governmental role of ethnic minority parties
As a result of the democratic changes that began in 1989 sizeable national minorities in Central Europe (e.g. Hungarians in Romania and Slovakia) formed ethnic parties or parties based on...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Grand coalition
A key characteristic of Consociational democracy applicable in minority protection but also in other types of divided societies. Acknowledging the dangers of non-cooperation, it is based on the involvement of...Author: Manzinger Krisztián
Határtalanul!
A 2010-ben indult Határtalanul! program célja, hogy valamennyi közoktatásban tanuló magyar fiatal tanulmányai során legalább egyszer a magyar állam támogatásával eljusson a szomszédos országok magyarlakta területeire, és cserekapcsolatok keretében minél...Author: Kántor Zoltán
historical reconciliation
In parallel with the processes of economic and political integration in Western Europe – after German unification and the break-up of the Soviet Union – the Central European system of...Author: Bárdi Nándor
historical typology of European minorities
Historically European minorities can be placed into four categories. Indigenous, autochtonous minorities have been living continuously in their current areas of residence; they did so even before the emergence of...Author: Bárdi Nándor
Homeland Fund (Szülőföld Alap)
Since 1994 prosperity in one’s native land has become a commonly used kin-state policy goal. The idea that the marginalisation of Hungarians living beyond the borders can be helped by...Author: Bárdi Nándor
Hungarian Autonomous Region
The new administrative division of Romania after the communist takeover was modified in 1952, under direct pressure from Moscow, and the Hungarian Autonomous Region (Regiunea Autonomă Maghiară, HAR) was created...Author: Zahorán Csaba
Hungarian autonomy aspirations in Transylvania after 1989
The issue of Hungarian autonomy in Transylvania was raised again by the Hungarian Democratic Alliance of Romania (DAHR), which acted on behalf of the Hungarian minority, after the fall of...Author: Zahorán Csaba
Hungarian civil society organizations in Slovakia
After the regime change in 1989, the civil sector in Slovakia, including Hungarian civil society organizations, embarked on rapid development, with their numbers increasing steadily. The largest Hungarian civil society...Author: Tárnok Balázs
Hungarian diaspora
The Hungarian diaspora came into being as a consequence of the modern emigration waves caused by wars, drastic political regime changes and economic crises that have devastated the Carpathian Basin...Author: Gazsó Dániel
Hungarian Diaspora Council (Magyar Diaszpóra Tanács – MDT)
Taking into account the specific needs of Hungarians living in the diaspora the Hungarian Diaspora Council (Magyar Diaszpóra Tanács – MDT) was established in 2011. It focuses on the specific...Author: Kántor Zoltán
Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship
The main aim of the Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship is to offer international students of Hungarian descent an opportunity to pursue higher education in Hungary. The program provides a chance to...Author: Gazsó Dániel
Hungarian diaspora strategy
The framework document entitled ‘Hungarian Diaspora Policy – Strategic Directions’, which contains the most important aspirations of the Hungarian diaspora policy, was adopted in 2016 by the Hungarian Diaspora Council....Author: Kántor Zoltán
Hungarian Human Rights Foundation
The Hungarian Human Rights Foundation was established in 1976 in the United States of America. Initially it was called Committee for Human Rights in Romania. Its main purpose is to...Author: Gazsó Dániel
Hungarian kin-state policy and kin-state policy strategy
The kin-state policy thinking and strategic direction is set out in the publication ‘Policy for Hungarian Communities Abroad – The Strategic Framework for Hungarian Communities Abroad’ (2011), adopted by the...Author: Kántor Zoltán
Hungarian literature on national minority issues
Databases Hungarian Data Bank in Slovakia http://adatbank.sk/ Hungarian Cultural Institute of Transcarpathia http://kmmi.org.ua/ Transcarpathian Scientific Data Bank http://karpataljaiadatbank.net/ Transylvanian Hungarian Data Bank http://adatbank.ro/ Hungarian Digital Data Repository of Vojvodina http://adattar.vmmi.org/...Author: Bárdi Nándor
HUNGARIAN NATIONAL COUNCIL
The Hungarian National Council (In Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Tanács – MNT) is the most important national minority self-government body for the Hungarian minority in Vojvodina. Within the frameworks regulated by...Author: Palusek Erik
Hungarian political parties in Slovakia
The history of Hungarian political parties in Slovakia dates back to 1918. The first Czechoslovak Republic provided a suitable framework for the development of political representation for the Hungarian minority....Author: Tárnok Balázs
Hungarian Self-Governance Aspirations in Slovakia
The Hungarian self-government aspirations in Slovakia after the fall of the communism emerged within the framework of the Coexistence Political Movement (Együttélés). On January 8, 1994, Coexistence organized the Komárno...Author: Tárnok Balázs
Hungarian Self-Governing National Community of the Prekmurje Region/Muravidék
Hungarian Self-Governing National Community of the Prekmurje Region/Muravidék (abbreviated as MMÖNK) is the central organisation of the autochthonous Hungarian national community living in the Prekmurje Region/Muravidék, which performs self-governing, advocacy...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Hungarian Standing Conference (Magyar Állandó Értekezlet – MÁÉRT)
The Hungarian Standing Conference (Magyar Állandó Értekezlet – MÁÉRT) was established on 20 February 1999 as the main Hungarian-Hungarian political conciliation forum. The Hungarian Standing Conference (Magyar Állandó Értekezlet –...Author: Kántor Zoltán
Hungarian-Serbian reconciliation
In 2009, marking the beginning of the reconciliation process, the Hungarian and Serbian Presidents agreed on the joint research of the atrocities committed by the armed forces of the two...Author: Manzinger Krisztián