Publication Type
Book Chapter
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
1-2006
Abstract
United in support for the EU constitution, the Hungarians none the less remember the past dismemberment of their country, as a result of which a significant number of Hungarian minorities live in neighboring countries. Hence, it was not surprising that the Hungarian government’s position at the IGC 2003–4 focused on the protection of minority rights, although institutional balance was also important. The only “exclusive” Hungarian proposal of the “protection of ethnic and national minorities” was supported by both the socialists and the opposition Fidesz–Hungarian Civic Party. Hungary joined the European Union on 1 May 2004. EU membership had been a top priority of Hungarian foreign policy since 1990 (Vida 2002: 47). After having signed the association agreement with the EC in 1991, Hungary applied for EU membership in 1994 and began the EU accession negotiations in 1998.
Discipline
Eastern European Studies | Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Policy-making processes and the European constitution: A comparative study of member states and accession countries
Editor
T. Konig, & S. Hug
First Page
119
Last Page
127
ISBN
9780415385077
Publisher
Routledge
City or Country
London
Citation
GWIAZDA, Anna, & BENOIT, Kenneth. (2006). Hungary: Protection of ethnic minorities and institutional balance. In Policy-making processes and the European constitution: A comparative study of member states and accession countries (pp. 119-127). London: Routledge.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/4049
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