Csaba Sógor's campaign-2009
European Parliament candidate Csaba Sógor has been meeting with the voters of Székelyhíd. On Thursday evening, in the Reformed Community Church, he spoke about the workings of the European Parliament and enquired about the state of affairs locally. Minister of the Reformed Church Tibor Gavrucza and mayor Csaba Béres said that this year, for the first time in many years, a Hungarian kindergarten has opened in Székelyhíd, currently attended by 20 children.
On Friday morning the RMDSZ (Democratic Alliance of Hungarians in Romania) candidate continued his compaigning in the Székelyhíd market, and then visited a Roma community next to the Jewish cemetery. The mayor and the entire community is working to help integrate the Roma community, which numbers some 2,700 persons. The locals have already applied for EU assistance to build a community centre. "The integration of the Roma minorities is a Europe-wide effort; there exists a legal basis for such initiatives at EU level, a framework programme - and it is the grants offered as a part of this that need to be applied for. The EU example shows that we need to learn how to apply - how to draw on the available funds", explained Csaba Sógor in Székelyhíd, adding "we are Transylvanian Hungarians, also a minorty, and as such we need to set an example to other minority groups about how to handle their problems."
Later the candidate handed out leaflets at Margita market and spoke to people there, then arrived at the town of Szalárd. The head of this vibrant community said there are more than 100 small and mid-sized companies in the town, with the locals doing business in a wide variety of areas from sewing to fruit-gathering. "In Szalárd, even without a reminder from the EU, they know that small and mid-sized companies are the future; that these have not been affected by the economic crisis. These enterprises are also a great symbol for the joining of forces, as they don't work against each other but for each other," said Csaba Sógor in encouragement to the local business community.
