[ALBSA-Info] A just criticism with positive effects in Greek - Albanian relations

[Agron Alibali]

RFE/RL: OSCE COMMISSIONER CRITICIZES HUNGARY'S STATUS
LAW

              RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 5, No. 206, Part
II, 30 October 2001  

OSCE COMMISSIONER CRITICIZES HUNGARY'S STATUS LAW.
OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities Rolf
Ekeus criticized Hungary's Status Law on 29 October,
describing it as a potential source of 
conflict, Hungarian media and AFP reported. Without
mentioning Hungary by name, Ekeus warned states
against taking unilateral measures regarding ethnic
minorities, saying that this "could lead to tensions 
and friction, even violent conflict." The protection
of ethnic minorities is the duty of the country in
which the minorities live, he added. Meanwhile,
Giorgio Malinverni, a member of the Council of 
Europe's Venice Commission that recently examined the
Status Law, said in Strasbourg that Hungarian
legislation on minorities can be applied only within
Hungary's borders and that such legislation should
affect only education and culture. Malinverni said the
commission does not agree with Budapest's intention of
extending social security to ethnic 
Hungarians abroad. MSZ 

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