This year the Hungarian Pedagogues’ Union of Romania, (RMPSZ) held its annual meeting on 5 April in Sovata, where it discussed and evaluated its activity from the recent years. Also present at the meeting were MEP Csaba Sógor, state secretary for education, András György Király and Tivadar Magyari, deputy secretary of RMDSZ, responsible for education.

On 4 April, at the invitation of the youth organisation of the Christian-Democrat Platform of RMDSZ from Sfântu Gheorghe, Csaba Sógor held a lecture on topics such as current EU affairs, the activity of the European Parliament and the rights of European citizens.

On 29 March RMDSZ launched its electoral campaign for the European Parliament elections at Odorheiu Secuiesc.

At the invitation of the Hungarian Cultural Society of Transylvania (EMKE) of Zalău MEP Csaba Sógor held a lecture at the association in front of a full house on Friday afternoon. The MEP from Transylvania talked about the subject of minority protection but also about the importance of voting at the EP elections.

On the occasion of the commemoration of the revolution and freedom fight of 1848-1849, Csaba Sógor held speeches and laid wreaths at the festivities organised in Piatra Niergeș and Miercurea Ciuc. The RMDSZ MEP’s speech from Piatra Niergeș:

Invited at the communication workshop organised by the Hungarian University from Transylvania – Sapientia between 11-14 March, MEP Csaba Sógor talked about the lobby in Brussels in favour of Transylvania and Szeklerland as well as about the future challenges of the European Union.   

“The Hungarians from Romania must be represented in the European Parliament, otherwise the decisions will be taken without us. If there are no Hungarian MEPs from Romania in the EP, Western Europe will consider either that Hungarians do not have any weight in Romania, or that they do not wish to decide their own destiny.”