2018-11-29

We are helping Romania to use EU funds in the most efficient way

The EP committee votes on the common provisions regulation of the European Structural and Investment Funds for the 2021-2027 budget cycle has ended with a number of positive results for Romania. According to Csaba Sógor, the most important outcome is that the EU funding for Member States has increased and the committee has decided on more favourable conditions for terms of use.

2018-11-28

More and more people think in Europe, that further steps need to be taken to protect minorities at European level

MEP Csaba Sógor reports in an international publication about the legal situation and violations of the Hungarian minority in Romania. “Following the 2007 EU accession, we had high hopes, that as a member of the European Union, Romania would not afford to fail to comply with the promises made before accession in the protection of minorities. However, it seems that this is the case, so once again it is the EU’s turn to change the attitude of the Member States towards minorities”- stressed the RMDSZ MEP.

2018-11-23

Community leaders from Háromszék/Trei Scaune visited the European Parliament

Women from Háromszék, who are actively working to achieve community goals, visited the European Parliament on Thursday. Csaba Sógor hosted the members of the RMDSZ Women’s Organization of Háromszék in Brussels.

2018-11-21

Csaba Sógor: European Labour Authority protects the interest of those who work abroad

The European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs voted on the establishment of a European Labour Authority. The plenary adopted the report on Tuesday. The document includes MEP Csaba Sógor’s proposal as well, which requires the new authority to deal with the abolition of discrimination against workers coming from other Member States and step up against labour exploitation.

2018-11-13

MEP’s call for the protection of national and ethnic minorities

The plenary of the European Parliament adopted a new report, which emphasizes the protection of national and ethnic minorities. MEP’s call on the European Commission and the Member States, to address more efficiently the issue of protecting minorities. According to Csaba Sógor, national minorities have been expecting such a report for many years.

2018-11-06

The European Social Fund should respond more effectively to labour market and social challenges

On Monday afternoon, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) voted on the priorities of the European Social Fund (ESF). The adopted report includes a number of proposed amendments of MEP Csaba Sógor, which highlight the aspects of lagging regions and the point of view of disadvantaged social groups.

2018-10-24

Csaba Sogor: We called for 50 million euros to treat the damage caused by swine fever

MEP’s Csaba Sógor, Tamás Deutsch and Norbert Erdős initiative for the European Union to allocate 50 million euros for the damages caused by the African swine fever has been adopted by the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets. The Committee on Budgets supported unanimously the proposal of the MEP’s on Wednesday. It is expected that the proposal would also be voted on the plenary session.

2018-10-19

The LIBE Committee of the European Parliament accepted Csaba Sogor’s amendments. The debate is still going on about the objectives of the two most important European funds for the period of 2021-2027

During the development of the funding policy for the 2021-2027 cycle, the need for supporting rural areas of Transylvania has been expressed - declared MEP Csaba Sógor. A debate is taking place about the objectives of the two most important European funds: the European Regional Development Fund and the Cohesion Fund. According to Csaba Sógor’s suggestions, the specific problems of Transylvania will also be taken into account.
 

2018-10-11

The LIBE Committee of the EP calls for a framework convention about the protection of national minorities

On Wednesday the most comprehensive report on the protection of national minorities has been adopted by the LIBE Committee of the European Parliament. According to MEP Csaba Sógor, the report urges a number of problems that the Hungarian community in Romania faces day by day. The report confirms the need for a minority protection framework in the EU.

2018-10-02

Csaba Sógor: The Romanian state fails to apply its own law

The EU should take a closer and more critical look at how the rule of law and the justice system function in Romania - said MEP Csaba Sógor in the European Parliament of Strasbourg, in the debate over the rule of law in Romania. The topic was also on the agenda of the extraordinary meeting of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on Monday afternoon. First Vice-President of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans was also present.