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The Forum Minority Research Institute 305 time, the process of the integration in transatlantic structures forced the Slovak political elite to face completely new challenges. The adopted and/or ratified international agreements are interpreted in various ways, which influences the situation of ethnic Hungarians of Slovakia to a great extent. For this reason it is necessary to pay particular attention to the legal status of the Hungarian minority. National identity of Hungarians in Slovakia The national identity of ethnic Hungarians has considerably changed as well. After 1989, the ethnic Hungarian community of Slovakia started to openly identify itself as part of the Hungarian nation. It was, however, in contrast with the political status quo. This resulted in various definitions concerning the status of the ethnic Hungarians, some of which influenced the whole Hungarian community of the Carpathian basin. The minority interpretations of the nation represent a field of research that has not been devoted any attention to. Nor has been analysed the relationship of the identity and the value system; these two are sometimes in harmony, sometimes they are not. Minority culture and education It is important to divide the traditional understanding of minority culture and education into two groups. In literature, music, and arts, those values should be discovered that emerged during this period. Further, we should analyse the development of folk (popular) culture integrating such customs and objects that were not typical for the traditional folk/peasant culture of the previous period. Economic situation in South Slovakia The question of economics represents a special problem. Restitution, privatisation, and other changes caused the emergence of a new social class even among ethnic Hungarians, which was absolutely unexpected. To gain an insight into the whole process, it is necessary to analyse the regions and their economic indices, since these two factors are measurable only at this level.
