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2014-07-05
Minority issues need an EU wide solution
The key to disentangling the situation in Ukraine is to find a solution to the minority issue, said Csaba Sógor in Râmetea, at a summer university camp organized for political science students.
2014-06-27
Csaba Sógor: keeping minority protection issues on the European agenda is our common goal
„Cooperation between the political groups in Brussels, where only 3.46 percent of the MEPs are Hungarian, is essential for the implementation of national policy objectives" – pointed out MEP Csaba Sógor at the event organised on the 27th of June in Budapest by the National Policy Research Institute of Hungary.
2014-06-18
National minority rights among the priorities of the European People’s Party for 2014-2019
The European People’s Party (EPP) has included the protection of traditional national and linguistic minority rights among the priorities of its 2014-2019 strategy. The members of the largest MEP group met between the 16th and the 19th of June in Portugal. The RMDSZ MEPs were also present at the event.
2014-06-14
Message from Lazuri for Europe on the importance of cross-country cooperation
The International Cultural Days of Lazuri, a commune from Satu Mare county in Northern Transylvania, were opened with the speech of RMDSZ MEP Csaba Sógor. Friday, on the first day of the three-day event, Lazuri and Zajta signed a twin town agreement.
2014-05-16
Autonomy does not mean separation!
"Our desire for autonomy is not to be confused with the separation East-Ukrainian militants are fighting for. They don’t want autonomy for the region they live in, they are militating for independence” – stressed RMDSZ MEP Csaba Sógor during his visit on Friday to Maramureș county.
2014-05-13
The exhibition of Csaba Sógor at Covasna
After being showcased in the European Parliament in Brussels, the exhibition on Hungarian explorers entitled Encounters was also showed in the Transylvanian town of Covasna. The multilingual exhibition was opened by RMDSZ MEP Csaba Sógor, mayor János Thiesz and Calvinist dean Zoltán Balogh on May 13th in the Community Center of Covasna.
2014-04-29
Csaba Sógor in Lutita: Decisions in Brussels should be taken together with us
“Lutița is the village, where our Szekler ancestors decided about their own future as an autonomous community. We can keep the memory of this place alive by not giving up our aspirations” – stated MEP Csaba Sógor during his electoral visit to the region of Odorhei, one stop of which was Lutița, the village in which in 1848 the Szekler national convention decided to revolt against Austrian troops.
2014-04-29
Christianity is a European value
“The churches in Transylvania sometimes have a more marked presence in the society than NGOs. We need to show in Brussels that we have strong churches that hold the communities together” – said MEP Csaba Sógor on the 27th of April when he met with the representatives of local churches in Odorheiu-Secuiesc.
2014-04-26
Csaba Sógor: the European Union continues to support farmers in Transylvania
„The common agricultural policy of the European Union makes it possible for farmers in Szeklerland to have a secure livelihood in their homeland and to provide for their families” – pointed our Csaba Sógor at the animal fair in Dănesti.
2014-04-13
