My work / In Bruxelles
2014-11-13
The EU should put more emphasis on conflict prevention
The European Parliament expressed its concern Thursday, 13 November in relation to the recent developments of the peace process in Northern Ireland. The resolution adopted on the 13th of November by the members of the EP calls for improving inter-community relations and continuing the peace process.
2014-11-07
Romanian citizens should also enjoy visa free travel
Csaba Sógor stood up for the enforcement of the European visa policy principles in the European Parliament. The RMDSZ MEP stated that the EU is not yet able to enforce existing visa policy principles included in the regulations in force since January 2014, as the Romanian, Polish, Croatian and Cypriot citizens still need to apply for a visa when travelling to the United States of America, Canada or Australia.
2014-10-22
Europe 2020: EP calls for a stronger control of the Commission over the member states’ commitments
The European Parliament demands immediate reporting on the member states’ results in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy. On Wednesday, 22 October MEPs accepted a report on the European Semester regarding economic policy measures, which states that several commitments the member states have agreed to in the Europe 2020 Strategy were not met.
2014-10-17
Csaba Sógor's exhibition on Hungarian explorers presented in Slovenia
Csaba Sógor met with Hungarian minority leaders from Slovenia and the Hungarian ambassador in Ljubljana to discuss the situation of the Hungarian communities in Romania and Slovenia. The Hungarian MEP from Transylvania arrived in Slovenia on the 16th of October for the opening of his exhibition on Hungarian explorers entitled Encounters.
2014-09-18
The European Union supports Transylvanians who lost their jobs
The European Parliament has allocated 3.57 million Euros during the plenary session on Wednesday to help former employees of the steel products manufacturing company Mechel (Câmpia Turzii) re-enter the labour market.
2014-09-10
European Funds for the Social Activities of Historic Churches
We need to create the possibility of financing the social activities of the traditional, historic churches with European Funds – pointed out MEP Csaba Sógor in the European Parliament. The MEP believes social involvement of the church in places where governmental institutions or NGOs cannot fulfil their roles is essential.
2014-09-05
The European Union’s Fundamental Rights Agency should address minority issues
MEP Csaba Sógor criticized the annual report of the The Fundamental Rights Agency presented this Thursday in the European Parliament, which failed to evaluate the situation of autochthonous national minorities living in the member states.
2014-07-17
EP call for action to boost youth employment
The level of youth unemployment has reached 23% in the European Union, while in some member states the number of people between the age of 16 and 25 is above 50%.
2014-07-14
We expect Europe to lend an ear to the problems of autochthonous national minorities
“If the proposed citizens' initiative falls outside the competences of the European Union, it means that Europe does not listen to over 40 million of its citizens”, pointed out Csaba Sógor during the debate organised regarding the Minority SafePack initiative on Monday at the Strasbourg plenary session of the European Parliament.
2014-06-18
National minority rights among the priorities of the European People’s Party for 2014-2019
The European People’s Party (EPP) has included the protection of traditional national and linguistic minority rights among the priorities of its 2014-2019 strategy. The members of the largest MEP group met between the 16th and the 19th of June in Portugal. The RMDSZ MEPs were also present at the event.
