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2014-10-17
Csaba Sógor's exhibition on Hungarian explorers presented in Slovenia
Csaba Sógor met with Hungarian minority leaders from Slovenia and the Hungarian ambassador in Ljubljana to discuss the situation of the Hungarian communities in Romania and Slovenia. The Hungarian MEP from Transylvania arrived in Slovenia on the 16th of October for the opening of his exhibition on Hungarian explorers entitled Encounters.
2014-09-18
The European Union supports Transylvanians who lost their jobs
The European Parliament has allocated 3.57 million Euros during the plenary session on Wednesday to help former employees of the steel products manufacturing company Mechel (Câmpia Turzii) re-enter the labour market.
2014-09-13
Exposition at the Fészek Tájház Museum
A new exhibition has been opened in the vicinity of the Siculicidum monument, at the Fészek Tájház Museum in Siculeni, diplaying photographs of Gyula Ádám illustrating the life of the Csángó people in Romania.
2014-09-10
European Funds for the Social Activities of Historic Churches
We need to create the possibility of financing the social activities of the traditional, historic churches with European Funds – pointed out MEP Csaba Sógor in the European Parliament. The MEP believes social involvement of the church in places where governmental institutions or NGOs cannot fulfil their roles is essential.
2014-09-05
The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency should address minority issues
MEP Csaba Sógor criticized the annual report of the The Fundamental Rights Agency presented this Thursday in the European Parliament, which failed to evaluate the situation of autochthonous national minorities living in the member states.
2014-08-01
The most beautiful natural sights of the Arieș valley visited by the participants of the CST camp
The Carpathian Society of Transylvania held its annual camp at Plăiești – situated in the valley of the Arieș River – between July 29th and August 2nd 2014.
2014-07-25
On the constitutional limits of EU integration
“We need to push the constitutional limits of European Union integration. We need to use every legal tool at our disposal and with the coordinated work of the political and nongovernmental organisations we need to stop the double standards used to deal with minority protection issues”, said MEP Csaba Sógor Friday, on the 25th of July at Tușnad. Enikő Győri, secretary of state for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Economic Relations, and Hungarian MEP from Slovakia Pál Csáky were also present at the discussion moderated by editor in chief of Heti Válasz, Gábor Borókai.
2014-07-17
EP call for action to boost youth employment
The level of youth unemployment has reached 23% in the European Union, while in some member states the number of people between the age of 16 and 25 is above 50%.
2014-07-14
We expect Europe to lend an ear to the problems of autochthonous national minorities
“If the proposed citizens' initiative falls outside the competences of the European Union, it means that Europe does not listen to over 40 million of its citizens”, pointed out Csaba Sógor during the debate organised regarding the Minority SafePack initiative on Monday at the Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament.
2014-07-12
Ensuring a future for the youth
RMDSZ MEP Csaba Sógor spoke at the 11th EU Youth Camp at Izvoru-Mureș on Saturday, 12th of June.
