The European Commission’s report, which states that the EU has already done everything in its power to protect Europe’s indigenous and national minorities, is “cynical,” Loránt Vincze, the president of FUEN and MEP of Romania’s ethnic Hungarian RMDSZ party, who coordinated the Minority SafePack European Citizens’ Initiative, said at an online event on Monday.
In the latest webinar on the protection of minorities in Europe organized by Hungary Today’s publisher, the Friends of Hungary Foundation, Loránt Vincze spoke about the situation and challenges of national minorities and the European Commission’s recent controversial decision on the subject.
EU Commission Response to Minority SafePack is an Affront to Democracy and Human Rights in Europe András Vaski 2021.01.22.
In a great show of hypocrisy, the European Commission rang in the new year by completely disregarding and disrespecting our common European values. The leaders of a community “united in diversity”decided to take no action regarding the Minority SafePack European Citizens’ Initiative. Hungary Today has written multiple articles about this topic since the collection of signatures began many months ago, so I will try not to repeat too much information. The gist of it is that more than one million European citizens from 11 different countries signed an initiative to protect the rights of the 50 million individuals who belong to national minority communities in Europe. The Initiative consists of 9 points, including using development funds to protect national minorities, equality for stateless minorities such as Roma, and the