Gyurcsík Iván
constitutional regulation on the relationship with Hungarians beyond the borders
During the democratic changes of 1989-90 the need to address the situation of Hungarians living beyond the borders, the question of national responsibility and the demand that the kin-state regulates...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Council of Europe – membership criteria
The Statute of the Council of Europe (Articles 3 and 4) lays down the political–legal (rule of law, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms) and geographical conditions for membership,...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
European Citizens’ Initiative
The European Citizens’ Initiative is an instrument of participatory democracy in the European Union. One million citizens from a quarter of the Member States, that is from seven member states,...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
European Citizens’ Initiative on National Regions
The European Citizens’ Initiative on National Regions was submitted to the European Commission on 18 June 2013 by the citizens’ committee of the citizens’ initiative established by the Szekler (Székely)...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
European Stability Pact (ESP) Pact on Stability in Europe
The European Stability Pact (ESP) Pact on Stability in Europe was signed at the closing conference held on the initiative of the European Union on 20-21 March 1995, attended by...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
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
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
international non-governmental organizations working to protect the rights of national minorities in Europe
There are currently active, private, non-profit civil society organisations, active in at least three countries, which focus exclusively on minority protection, either in general or more narrowly, focusing on only...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Komárno/Komárom Grand Assembly in 1994
The biggest community and political achievement of Hungarians living in independent Slovakia since 1993 was the “National Grand Assembly of Elected Hungarian Representatives and Mayors in Slovakia”, which took place...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Minority SafePack European Citizens’ Initiative
The ‘Minority SafePack – One million signatures for a diverse Europe’ is a European citizens’ initiative for the protection of minorities, which was launched in the European Union – using...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
national minorities in Europe
Determining the exact number of national and ethnic minorities in some European countries is difficult, as many countries do not collect ethnic data on their own population for political, historical...Author: Bárdi Nándor, Gyurcsík Iván, Vizi Balázs
number of nationalities in Hungary
In the 2011 Census data on nationalities were collected in four aspects: nationality, mother tongue, language used in family and among friends, and cultural affiliation / ties. Act CLXXIX of...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) – recommendations and reports on national minorities
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe is the deliberative body of the Strasbourg-based multilateral organisation, which was founded in 1949 and today has 47 members. In the Convention...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
parliamentary representation
The participation of nationalities and national minorities in public affairs and their political representation in parliaments is the subject of several international documents (the UN Declaration on the Rights of...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
participation of national minorities in public life
The (effective) participation of national minorities in public affairs is mentioned and referred to in several international documents. These include Article 35 of the document adopted at the 1990 Copenhagen...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Regulation of national minority rights in the Czech Republic
The basic legal framework for the issue of national minorities in the Czech Republic is provided by the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms and the “Law on the Rights...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
right to self-determination and protection of minorities
The self-determination of peoples was first recognised as a fundamental principle of international law in the Charter of the UN in 1945, followed by the International Covenants on Civil and...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe was created on 10 June 1999 on the initiative of the European Union after the war in Kosovo. Forty countries and major international organisations...Author: Gyurcsík Iván