Slovaks living abroad, page 10
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Citizenship law returns to parliament
TWO amendments to Slovakia’s already controversial State Citizenship Act were presented on the same day – one from two members of parliament and one from the Interior Ministry, which later found what it called a mistake in its text and withdrew the amendment. But none of the proposed changes that will go to parliament in October soothed political leaders of the ethnic-Hungarian minority living in Slovakia, who have rejected anything less than a return to the status quo that existed before the citizenship law was amended by Robert Fico’s government in 2010.
New rules lead few to seek dual citizenship
ALTHOUGH the international dispute over Hungary granting citizenship to ethnic Hungarians living in surrounding countries under less demanding conditions than in the past is still raging, it seems to be a much less serious problem in Slovakia than some alarmist nationalist voices have claimed. Hungary’s modified rules took effect on the first of this year but sociologists in Slovakia say that ethnic Hungarians living north of the Danube do not appear very keen on acquiring Hungarian citizenship and available statistics seem to prove them right. Being a true Hungarian “I am a Hungarian living in Slovakia” is how most ethnic Hungarians who participated in the Slovak part of a research project entitled ENRI East termed themselves. The international, collaborative study focused on the interplay of European, national and regional identities. Sixty-eight percent of the respondents in Slovakia defined themselves as a “Hungarian living in Slovakia” while 16 percent chose the option “I am a Hungarian” and 13 percent opted for “I am a Slovak of Hungarian origin” according to the study.
Slovak cabinet approves legislation in response to Hungary's Citizenship Act
In reaction to the amended Citizenship Act passed by the Hungarian Parliament on the morning of May 26, Slovakia’s cabinet endorsed a draft amendment to Slovakia's Citizenship Act, the SITA newswire wrote. Cabinet ministers also supported the proposal to ask parliament to approve the legislation in a fast-track procedure.
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