Nyelvi jogok Romániában

Abstract

I find it truly sad, that in the European Union of the 21st century, people are still being discriminated against, based solely on their language and ethnicity. In order to establish a fair society where every individual feels safe to express itself on their mother tongue, and thus is not put in situations that are highly disadvantageous to them, it is necessary to point out the shortcomings of the system and to call for an increased tolerance towards the various manifestations of alterity and diversity. In my presentation I discuss the Romanian minority laws, which unfortunately do not prevail. In spite of the international recommendations, the institutions of the Romanian state has total disregard for the rights and aims of the Hungarian community. The state policy towards the community is clear: they are accepted only, if they become assimilated, if they give up their specific culture and identity. In order to achieve this goal, the institutions of the state are by no means reluctant to use an array of questionable and controversial methods.