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Kaufland Romania Announces Language Courses In Aftermath Of Controversial Incident

Kaufland Romania announced on Friday that the company has begun an investigation and that it will introduce Romanian courses, among other measures, in the aftermath of an incident in which a man was refused by a shop assistant from a mostly Hungarian-speaking part of Romania.

Anti-Hungarian Atmosphere In Romania Delays Adoption Of Bill On National Minorities – Party Leader

Kelemen Hunor, leader of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania – part of the Romanian ruling coalition - said Saturday the statute of national minorities won’t be adopted by June 30 considering the “current anti-Hungarian atmosphere.”

Ruling Democratic Union Of Hungarians In Romania Won’t Vote To Overthrow Govt

Romania’s Environment Minister Laszlo Borbely said Saturday that no Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania lawmaker will vote in favor of the no-confidence motions promised by opposition parties to oust the Government.

Romanian President Tells Ethnic Hungarians They Should Be Proud Of Romanian Citizenship

President Traian Basescu on Monday sent a message for ethnic Hungarians in Romania who celebrate on March 15, alongside all Hungarians, the National Day of Hungarians Everywhere, saying they should also be proud to be Romanian citizens as well.

Hungarian Authorities In C Romania Voted To Make Hungarian Official Language In Szeckler County

The Assembly of Local Officials in the Szeckler county, held in Sfantu Gheorghe town, in central Romanian county of Covasna, on Friday voted, among others, to make Hungarian the official language of the Szeckler county, a region in eastern Transylvania populated mostly by ethnic Hungarians.

Romania’s Hungarian Minority Party Designates Gombos Csaba To Run Airliner Tarom

The leaders of the Democratic Union of Hungarians in Romania (UDMR) have designated Gombos Csaba for the position of general manager of state-owned airliner Tarom, the party said in a press release Sunday.

Romanian Pres Delivers Lofty Speech For Hungarians In Romania

Romanian President Traian Basescu on Sunday delivered a lofty speech for all Hungarians in Romania who celebrate on March 15, alongside ethnic Hungarians, the Day of Hungarians Everywhere.

President Traian Basescu Invites Hungarian Officials C Romania To Informal Talks

Romanian President Traian Basescu invited the mayors and heads of local councils in Covasna and Harghita counties to informal talks on February 14, official sources told MEDIAFAX Friday.

Romania Firmly Rejects The Idea Of Territorial Autonomy- Head Of State

Romanian President Traian Basescu said Friday that one can never gain territorial autonomy in Romania, stressing that politicians who fool people into believing the opposite will only suffer the consequences.

Slovak Ambassador Sees No Reason For Romania To Have The Fate Of Kosovo

The Ambassador of the Slovak Republic in Romania, Dagmar Repcekova, told a news conference Monday she sees no reason why the Kosovo model should be applied in Romania, saying Transylvania “does not have the bloody history Kosovo does”.

Romanian Far Right Party Proposes Paying Hungarians To Leave Romania

The secretary general of the far-right Greater Romania Party, or PRM, Gheorghe Funar, told a news conference Saturday the party will ask parliament to approve the grant of a bonus for discontent Hungarians to leave the country.