Magyar News, 2001. szeptember-2002. augusztus (12. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)
2002-03-01 / 7. szám
sent extra territorial jurisdiction, for the benefits offered are all within the borders of Hungary. Similar Status Laws have been adopted by Germany, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, all members of the European Union, and also by nonmember states such as Slovakia, Croatia, and above all Romania. To nourish the ties between the motherland and the minorities living in foreign countries is an ancient European custom and principle. Germany offers instant citizenship to the two million German minorities living in Central and Eastern Europe. But the strategy of the German government is to strengthen the economic and cultural status of the German colonies and to preserve their national identity in the country where they are Living. Austria gives the Germans of Romania permanent visa for travels and a year-long work permit, which can be extended. Spain provides its South American cousins preferential working conditions. In case they would want to stay longer then three months, it offers to them citizenship papers. There is no visa requirement for travels between Portugal and Brazil. The citizens of these two countries are enjoying virtually double citizenship, and can stay and work in each other's countries as long as they desire. Irish citizenship is given to any person, who can prove at least one quarter Irish ancestry. The Greeks of Albania receive Greek identity cards from the motherland, which gives them the right to work in any country of the European Union. According to a Slovak law passed under the Meciar administration in 1997, anyone, who declares himself to be Slovak, can work in Slovakia without a work permit, attend Slovak universities, and receive preferential tax treatment. Croatia has already offered double citizenship to all Croatian minorities living outside its borders, who have voting rights at national elections. Romania also strongly supports its compatriots living outside its borders. The Romanians of Moldavia can travel in the country with simple identity cards, and receive preferential treatment in every respect. The Romanian government heavily subsidizes all Romanian institutions, be they cultural or commercial, established in foreign countries. It is indeed remarkable that the Romanian authorities treated only the Hungarian Status Law almost hysterically. The Austrian, Croatian and German Status Laws in connection with their Romanian minorities were not even noticed neither by the government nor the press. In their case, there was not a word spoken about discrimination. You must read this first! • 0 The reason for us to try and get ^ your attention is because this issue is made up a bit differently to what you • are used to previously. It very seldom • happens that one of our articles • expands to three pages. This time in • remembrance of the 1848 Revolution 0 we broke the pattern and ran Kossuth’s 0 speech on four pages. This speech was given in 1852 and told by a highly 9 intelligent statesman. So it sounds a bit MARCH 15,1848 CELEBRATION The Pannónia American Hungarian Club invites all Hungarians and their friends on March 17, Sunday, starting at 3:30 PM, to their annual patriotic remembrance. The program will include guest speaker, music, poetry, folkdance group and a reception will follow.with delicious pastry. It will take place at St. Emery’s Church lower hall more flowery then the way we speak nowadays. It will definetly require more attention, probably going back and repeating a line or two. At the end you will find that the effort was worth doing it. Bear in mind that it was a Hungarian speaking in English about matters that are still valid and in scope it expands to global heights. Please enjoy it. This article has been extracted and translated by Dr. Alexander Havadtőy from "Státus törvény a külpolitika viharában" written by Csaba Zsebok. Page 2 T)tiRS?ffiimR mvnsTS BaRQffiUHR F00B five leading artists from Budapest at the Hungarian Restaurant in Feirfield.CT on March 14, 2002 at 7:00 P.M. For reservation call Éva at 203-259-4777(Limited seating) Cafe Budapest 2002 Hungarian style dinner dance at the Westport Country Inn Saturday, March 9 at 7:30 For reservation:203- 373- 9958 EURO / HUF 0 FORINT / EJ DOLLAR This summer when one will be visiting Europe, preferably Hungary, one will find a new currency on the market. It is called the “EURO” and it is the money of the European Union. To give our readers some idea about it we checked out how it fares with the rest of the money used. At the end of January the dollar was worth 276 HUF (Forints) and 249 HUF for the EURO. This puts it in the range of about 80 cents to the dollar. Maybe if you travel through Canada then you won’t find it strange.
