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The absence of bilingualism in “multicultural” schools of Marosvásárhely/Tirgu Mures. Parents in Marosvásárhely for bilingualism
Marosvásárhely / Tîrgu Mureș, January 15, 2010.℘ In 2010 January a group of Marosvásárhely/Tirgu Mures parents whose children study in “Dacia” School, “Europe” High School, “Liviu Rebreanu” High School and in the No. 2 Primary School surveyed the languages projected by these schools, and found an utter lack of Hungarian language inside or outside their […]
TovábbCEMO has finalized and submitted its “Shadow Report to the Initial Periodical Report on the Implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Romania”
Târgu Mureș / Marosvásárhely, March 15, 2011.℘ Romania signed the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in July 1995. Fourteen years later, on 29 January 2009, the country published the Law on the Ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECMRL) (Law nr. 282 from 24 October 2007) that entered into force on […]
TovábbOpen letter related to the initiation “Let’s start to achieve the official status for the Hungarian language”
Marosvásárhely / Târgu Mureș, 17 March 2010.℘ The media-events of the last days as well as the methods and contents of the information disseminated by different media have compelled our organization, the Civic Engagement Movement (CEMO) to formulate two open letters. Our first open letter is addressed to the Realitatea TV and Antena 3 TV. […]
TovábbOpportunities for the assertion of minority-rights
Sepsiszentgyörgy / Sfântu Gheorghe, 20 February 2010.℘ Ms. Enikő Szigeti, the Executive Director of the Civic Engagement Movement (CEMO) has held an interactive presentation at Sepsiszentgyörgy/Sfântu Gheorghe about the opportunities for assertion of minority-rights. After presenting the CEMO, Enikő Szigeti made the participants realize the importance of individual responsibilities, the importance of local community initiatives […]
TovábbWill there be a real bilingualism in Transylvania? It depends on you.
Csíkszereda/ Miecurea Ciuc, 19 February 2010.℘ “Will there be a real bilingualism in Transylvania? It depends on you.” was the title of a presentation that was held in Csíkszereda/Miercurea Ciuc at 19 February 2010. This evening, during the interactive presentation lively with questions and remarks from participants, members of our organization presented the internal Romanian […]
TovábbThe Mayor’s Offices are monolingual
Marosvásárhely / Târgu Mureș, February 13, 2009.℘ In February of 2009 opened the Mayor’s Office opened new offices in the Tudor Vladimirescu neighbourhood of which signage are posted exclusively in Rumanian language. As a reaction to this CEMO wrote an open letter to Mayor Dorin Florea, and as a result we have achieved that Hungarian-language signs […]
TovábbFor Hungarian and German language inscriptions in Kolozsvár/Cluj-Napoca/Klausenburg
Kolozsvár / Cluj / Klausenburg, May 2009.℘ The Civic Engagement Movement (CEMO) and the Internet portal Transindex gathered signatures for supporting its disagreement with certain statements made by the mayor of Kolozsvár Mr. Sorin Apostu. On May 7, 2009, the mayor of Kolozsvár said that multilingual signs are to be placed on each historic monument […]
TovábbPostal Addressing in Hungarian
Marosvásárhely / Târgu Mureș, April 10, 2009.℘ Within the framework of the “Bilingualism Program” in the spring of 2009, the Civic Engagement Movement (CEMO) organized a new advocacy action, having the aim of testing Romania’s and more specifically Transylvania’s postal services. The attitude of the Romanian Postal Services towards delivering letters addressed in Hungarian was […]
TovábbSerious discrimination in the 2009-2010-Maros/ Mureş County’s draft school enrolment plans
Marosvásárhely / Târgu Mureș, January 2009.℘ The Hungarian Teacher’s Association of Romania and CEMO discovered severe discrimination in the 2009-2010-Maros County’s draft school enrolment plans and, consequently they initiated a petition requesting and an amendment to the draft. As known, the draft does not ensure the possibility for 462 Maros County Hungarian-speaking children to continue […]
TovábbIllegal school-naming attempt in Marosvásárhely
Marosvásárhely/ Târgu Mureș, December 2008.℘ On December 23, 2008, Marosvásárhely City Council motioned and then decided to rename the Folklore School of Marosvásárhely to the name of “Virginia Zeani”. This, despite of the fact that by law only to the County Council has the right to make such a decision given that this school falls within […]
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