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 Hungarian Standing Conference in 2010. The document sets out the Hungarian state’s kin-state policy in a coherent system, which formulates the strategic goal for Hungarian politics and public administration in Hungary on the one hand and for Hungarian communities abroad on the other, based on the goals of Hungarian parties abroad and the results of research, and defines the direction and areas of action leading to its accomplishment. The kin-state policy strategy concerns all areas of the Hungarian state, Hungarian politics and Hungarian public administration. Its horizontal nature means that all Hungarian public administration organs must take it into account in their decision-making and implementation activities. The kin-state policy strategy identifies autonomy as the most important goal to be achieved for the reproduction of communities abroad / beyond the border. This is based on the conviction that in the long run only autonomy can ensure the survival and prosperity of Hungarians as Hungarians. The short-term goal of national policy is to build society. The strategy aims at the numerical growth of Hungarian communities, followed by spiritual, economic and legal growth.