autonomy

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Leader Says Territorial Autonomy Should Be Top Priority

15:07, 26 Feb. 2011
The outgoing leader of Romania’s Hungarian minority party UDMR said Saturday territorial autonomy for ethnic Hungarians has remained one of his unmet objectives and should be the party’s top priority in the coming years.

Romania Doesn’t Endorse Autonomy On Ethnic Criteria – President

14:59, 27 Ian. 2011
Romanian president Traian Basescu said Thursday at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) in Strasbourg that Romania doesn’t agree with autonomy based on ethnic criteria, adding it is not just ethnic minorities need autonomy.

Romania Targets Autonomy For Ethnic Minorities, Not Regional Autonomy – President Basescu

16:18, 18 Oct. 2010
Romanian President Traian Basescu said Monday, during a joint press conference with Hungarian President Pal Schmitt, that Romania does not target "a regional autonomy, but the autonomy of ethnic minorities in relation with the Romanian Government".

Hungarians In Romania To Gain Cultural, Territorial Autonomy Over Next 4 Yrs – Official

11:45, 26 Nov. 2008
Hungarian senator Gyorgy Frunda said in a speech late Tuesday, during the electoral campaign in view of the general elections on November 30, that the Hungarian minority party (UDMR) would gain cultural and territorial autonomy over the next four years.

Hungarian Minority Leader Says Transylvania’s Autonomy Not A Means To Divide Romania

14:43, 15 Mart. 2008
The Hungarians in Romania do not seek to divide the country when asking autonomy for Transylvania region, but to develop the Szeklers’ Land, president of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania, or UDMR, Marko Bela told some 5,000 people in Targu Mures Saturday.

Romanian Magyar Civic Union To Use Unofficial Referendum Towards Autonomy

20:32, 20 Feb. 2008
The president of the Magyar Civic Union in Romania – the Sfantu Gheorghe Seat, Gazda Zoltan, said that the next step towards territorial autonomy is the internal as well as external valuation of the results obtained in the unofficial internal referendum, organized by the National Szeckler Council.

Hungarian Minority Party Urges Romania To Recognize Independent Kosovo

17:20, 17 Feb. 2008
Romania’s Hungarian minority party UDMR said in a press release Sunday it considers the declaration of independence of Serbia’s breakaway province of Kosovo is a natural consequence of changes in Central Europe and Western Balkans and believes Romania “should not postpone recognizing the province”.

National Szeckler Council In Romania Pushes For Autonomy

19:44, 03 Ian. 2008
The National Szeckler Council in Romania (CNS) intends to complete, before February, the internal referendum on the autonomy of the Szeckler County, while some 200,000 people already said they are in favor of autonomy.