The November meeting of the Minority Intergroup in Strasbourg: Csaba Sógor speaks about the autonomy of Szeklerland
DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor attended the November meeting of the Minority Intergroup yesterday, where university professors Paul Videsott és Daniela Templari presented the autonomy claim of the Ladin minority.
According to the speakers, residents of Anpezo, Col and Fodom are trying, based on historical, cultural and linguistic arguments, to detached themselves from the Belluno and Veneto region that have a large Italian majority and adhere to the South Tirol region, where the vast majority of the Ladin community lives and minority rights are being upheld exceptionally. Their request would not change the borders of any state, it is purely and administrative reorganization that would strengthen cultural and linguistic bonds validate the Ladin minority’s rights in these towns and would strengthen the whole Ladin community’s culture and identity.
A clear message of the Ladin community’s claim for autonomy was the referendum held on 28-29 of October, 2007 where 79% of the population, including Italians, supported the proposition. Unfortunately, nothing has changed since.
University professors Paul Videsott és Daniela Templari, representing the whole Ladin community, turned to the EP in hope of seeing the result of their vote being applied based upon a recommendation from the Intergroup. The application of the vote has a purely economic impediment: the Belluno and Veneto regions do not want to renounce the three wealthy towns, but they still do not provide proper protection of minority rights.
Csaba Sógor made a parallel between the autonomy claims of the Ladin and Szekler communities emphasizing the importance of the Ladin action. The MEP praised the unitary attitude of the Ladin community that managed to win over the Italians as well and pointed out that the Ladins used constitutional methods, through which after many years of hard work, they managed to take their referendum to success. – I am confident that your autonomy will be put into practice soon – said Csaba Sógor.
A clear message of the Ladin community’s claim for autonomy was the referendum held on 28-29 of October, 2007 where 79% of the population, including Italians, supported the proposition. Unfortunately, nothing has changed since.
University professors Paul Videsott és Daniela Templari, representing the whole Ladin community, turned to the EP in hope of seeing the result of their vote being applied based upon a recommendation from the Intergroup. The application of the vote has a purely economic impediment: the Belluno and Veneto regions do not want to renounce the three wealthy towns, but they still do not provide proper protection of minority rights.
Csaba Sógor made a parallel between the autonomy claims of the Ladin and Szekler communities emphasizing the importance of the Ladin action. The MEP praised the unitary attitude of the Ladin community that managed to win over the Italians as well and pointed out that the Ladins used constitutional methods, through which after many years of hard work, they managed to take their referendum to success. – I am confident that your autonomy will be put into practice soon – said Csaba Sógor.
