My work / In Bruxelles
2017-04-26
Csaba Sógor: The EU should adopt a more critical stance on the situation of the rule of law in Romania
The EU should adopt a more critical stance on the situation of the rule of law in Romania and should not end the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) concerning the functioning of the country’s justice system - asked Csaba Sógor in the European Parliament.
2017-04-05
Mr. Zoltán Kallós wins an EU Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Award 2017
Brussels / The Hague, 5 April 2017 - The European Commission and Europa Nostra revealed today the winners of the 2017 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards, Europe’s top honour in the heritage field.
2017-03-24
Superficial and erroneous findings about the Hungarian education in Romania in an EP study - Sógor Csaba requests corrections
The latest research on minority languages and education commissioned by the European Parliament draws several erroneous conclusions regarding the Hungarian education in Romania. According to Csaba Sógor the most unrealistic one is that the most important achievement of the Hungarian native language education in Romania is that students who graduate can obtain jobs in Hungary.
2017-03-16
Csaba Sógor: the integration of the Western Balkans could be an EU success story
There is little talk about further extending the borders of the European Union, when we bring up the subject of the future of the EU, even though this is an issue of utmost importance in stabilizing the Western Balkans – argued Csaba Sógor during the Strasbourg plenary session.
2017-03-14
Csaba Sógor in the EP: The report of the US State Department criticises minority protection in Romania
The US State Department’s annual Country Report on Human Rights brings serious criticism to Romania in regards to the situation of the Hungarian minority – pointed out MEP Csaba Sógor during the European Parliament’s plenary session in Strasbourg. In the opinion of the RMDSZ MEP, president Klaus Johannis’s statement, according to which Romania is a model state in terms of minority protection, is simply unrealistic.
2017-03-08
Conference on the importance of education in the mother tongue
MEPs Andrea Bocskor, Andor Deli, Pál Csáky and Csaba Sógor organized a conference entitled Mother tongue vs state language - language issues in the European education systems on the 7th of March in the European Parliament. The opening speech was held by European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Youth and Sport Navracsics Tibor, who pointed out during the speech: „Culture and language are bound together, and mother tongue education ensures the survival and prosperity of autochtonous national minorities in their homeland."
2017-03-02
Csaba Sógor calls for a bigger budget for the Europe for Citizens programme
The impact of the Europe for Citizens programme has become more significant with the accession of the Eastern European countries. This is the reason for which it should have a larger budget – stated Csaba Sógor in the EP. The RMDSZ MEP pointed out that the programme aims to give answers to issues raised in Central and Eastern Europe, and the Western Balkans: historical reconciliation, processing the common past and building mutual trust.
2017-02-02
The European Parliament discussed the situation of the rule of law in Romania
In the opinion of the Members of the European Parliament amending the Criminal Code of Romania via an emergency government ordinance violates the principles of rule of law. According to Csaba Sógor these changes are a huge setback in the progresses Romania made in the past decade.
2017-02-02
Csaba Sógor in the EP on President Johannis’ statement regarding minorities
National minorities in Romania should be the ones to judge their situation themselves, not the head of state, who has made it clear several times, that he thinks of himself not as a German but as a Romanian of German descent – stated Csaba Sógor in the European Parliament during the plenary session of February.
