News archive
2012-03-30
The EU needs to listen to the voice of minorities
MEPs voted on several reports concerning the enlargement process of the European Union during the second plenary session of the European Parliament in March. DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor expressed his opinion about the reports on the accession of Serbia and Kosovo.
2012-03-28
The European Citizens’ Initiative to start next week
The official launch of the European Citizens’ Initiative, introduced by the Lisbon Treaty, is scheduled to happen Sunday, the 1st of April. An initiative needs to be supported by at least one million EU citizens coming from at least 7 member states in order to call on the European Commission to start legislative procedures in a subject that is within its jurisdiction.
2012-03-26
Several thousands protested for the use of Catalan language
At the initiative of Csaba Sógor, several MEPs addressed a question to the Commission and the Council.
2012-03-19
Csaba Sógor emphasized the importance of the protection of Catalan language rights
In its meeting held during the plenary session of the EP from last week, the European Parliament’s Intergroup for Traditional Minorities, National Communities and Languages debated several topics related to the language rights of traditional national minorities.
2012-03-18
DAHR’s youth caravan was in Baraolt this weekend
At the initiative of the youth candidates for local elections from the Covasna regional branch of DAHR, the Alliance’s youth caravan began its journey at the beginning of March. The young candidates will visit 20 localities in order to present their plans and programmes.
2012-03-16
The revolution of 1848, commemorated at Odorheiu Secuiesc through a science history conference
This year, the Mayor’s Office of Odorheiu Secuiesc organized a three-day event in order to commemorate the revolution and war of independence of 1848. Alongside the official commemoration in the Márton Áron Square, locals could also take part in cultural and traditional programmes and attend a two-day scientific conference as well.
2012-03-14
Commemoration of the 1848 revolution in Strasbourg
At the initiative of Edit Bauer and Alajos Mészáros, Hungarian MEPs from Slovakia, this year too, members of the Hungarian EPP delegation paid their respects at the Sándor Petőfi memorial column in Strasbourg.The column, erected in 1990, is the common achievement of the Alsatian city that is home to the EP and of the French-Hungarian Friendship Society.
2012-03-14
Stronger European presence in the case of cooperative societies
DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor was the shadow-rapporteur on behalf of the EPP for the own-initiative report on the Statute for a European Cooperative Society with regard to the involvement of employees.
2012-03-09
Minorities need constructive justice
The European Parliament’s Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) made an official visit to Burma (Myanmar) at the beginning of March.
