According to Sijbe Knol, his party aims for broader representation at home by addressing housing, energy, and language issues. 18.10.2021, Sputnik International
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National Regions Signature Drive Concludes, Belgium 11th Country to Meet Threshold
After multiple extensions due to the pandemic, Szekler National Council’s (SZNT) signature drive has finally concluded, with Belgium the 11th country to meet the threshold. After a hopefully successful verification, the issue will be considered by the European Parliament, and the initiators also promise to turn the drive into a movement.
The purpose of the initiative was to convince the European Commission to create a policy that would allocate cohesion funds directly to ‘ethno-regions’ to help them develop their infrastructures and preserve their linguistic and cultural heritage. Currently, only national governments receive such payments.
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.
Stellungnahme der FUEN: Minderheiten beklagen Demokratiedefizit nordschleswiger.dk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from nordschleswiger.dk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.