Hungarian American Coalition News, 2003 (12. évfolyam, 1-2. szám)
2003 / 1. szám
ready to have their first meeting in this respect. Participation of U.S. State Department is considered most important by each party. Requirement ft: Amend the Law and establish an equitable formula for compensating the churches for demolished properties. Status: Not done, still necessary. Requirement 9: Amend the Law and Implementing Provisions to specify who evaluates the state of properties at the end of the probable five-year occupancy period in cases of occupation by public institutions, thereby preventing future misunderstandings. Status: Not done, still necessary. Requirement 10: Give the churches tax refunds for prior years in those cases where they have not regained full occupancy. Status: Not done, still necessary. Requirement 11: Amend the Law to specifically exclude the practice of requiring monetary compensation from the Churches to cover state costs for maintenance and improvement of the buildings since their confiscation in the late 1940’s. Status: Not done, still necessary. Requirement 12: Enact the law on the restitution of confiscated minority community properties and involve the Hungarian minority in the drafting process and implementation. Status: Not done, still necessary. Requirement 13: Implement the law on restoring to their rightful owners ecclesiastical objects, baptismal records and church archives seized by communist authorities. Status: Not done, still necessary. Please visit the Hungarian American Coalition’s website at its NEW address: http://www.hacusa.oni for complete information on past and present Coalition activities, membership information, and useful links. Hungarian American Coalition 818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 850 Washington, DC 20006 0.3 7 ADDRESS CORRECTION REQUESTED Dr. August Molnár President American Hungarian Foundation P.O. Box 1084 - 300 Somerset Street New Brunswick, NJ 08903 Go to the World Wide Web and check out the latest information on our Coalition at http://www.hacusa.org J
