My work / In Bruxelles
Recognition of differences and intercultural dialogue through the European Heritage Label
The European Parliament vote with a vast majority on the 16th of November the establishment of the European Heritage Label, which is meant to shorten the distance between the European Union and its citizens. The initiative is basically an elevation of some intergovernmental programs to the EU level.
Csaba Sógor called for the unhindered continuation of the Romanian restitution process
DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor called attention upon the paradox of the Romanian restitution process during the opening debates of the European Parliament’s plenary session on the 14th of November.
Tibet related protests in front of the EP
The International Campaign for Tibet Association, along with Brussels based Tibetan, expatriates organized a day-long series of events, including fasting and prayer, in front of the European Parliament on the 9th of November and demanding for minority rights of the Tibetan community in China to be respected.
Retail payment services in the EU - the Citizen's right to choose?
Irish liberal MEP Marian Harkin organized on the 8th of November, 2011 a hearing in the European Parliament about the framework about retail payment services in the EU with the attendance of EU decision makers, representatives of financial institutions and NGOs. MEP Csaba Sógor also attended the event.
Focus on social issues
On the 25th of October MEPs unanimously voted Dr. Ádám Kósa’s report on mobility and inclusion of people with disabilities and the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020. The report commonly known as the one for an „inclusive society” has a wide support and has been debated by the employment committee of the European Parliament.
EP-debate about the situation in Tibet, Egypt and Syria
The closing moment of the plenary sessions of the European Parliament is constituted by the debate of the situation in third countries under the title Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law.
The fate of the Szekler Sabbatarian community, presented in Brussels
DAHR’s MEP Csaba Sógor organized a debate about the fate of the Szekler Sabbatarian community and the issues of minority identity on the 18th of October in Brussels at the Balassi Institute. The MEP’s guests were the Transylvanian author of the book that gave the title of the debate, Géza Szávai who has been living in Budapest since 1988, Breton university professor Bernard Le Calloc'h, Romanian deputy Prime Minister and poet Béla Markó and Gyula Miholcsa, editor of the Hungarian programs of the Romanian Television.
European Higher Education Area – good will is not enough, high level decisions are needed
MEP Doris PACK (german, EPP) held a public hearing in Brussels on the 5th of October about the situation of the European Higher Education Area in the Culture and Education Committee of the European Parliament.
Csaba Sógor spoke about the situation of the Medical and Pharmaceutical University in Strasbourg
MEP Csaba Sógor spoke about the situation of the Medical and Pharmaceutical University of Tirgu Mures, Romania, in the plenary session of the European Parliament on the 26th of September.
The website of the European On-line Language Observatory, launched in Brussels
The European Day of Languages is celebrated this week for the fourth time in the European Parliament, the EU institution providing for the highest level of linguistic diversity.
