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Hungarians unwanted in Romania census
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| Last Edited | RP Jan 18, 2005 03:54pm |
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| Media | TV News - British Broadcasting Corporation BBC News |
| News Date | Wednesday, March 27, 2002 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Romania has been frequently been criticised for trying to forget about its gypsy minority.
Now, a Romanian mayor is trying to enlist the support of local gypsies in his battle against what he sees as a worse problem, the large number of ethnic Hungarians in his town, Cluj.
The 1992 census figure showed that nearly 23% of Cluj's population was ethnic Hungarian.
Mr Funar, notorious for his hostility to ethnic Hungarians, is unhappy with that figure.
Under the Public Administration Law passed in Romania last year, if a national or ethnic minority makes up over 20% of the population of a given settlement, they have the right to street signs, schools, and official proceedings in their own language. |
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