Hungary sent a document to the countries of the European Union, which makes claims to Ukraine regarding the protection of the Hungarian national minority.
According to information, Budapest requires the restoration of national minorities to the level that existed until 2015. This issue is considered one of the key in the process of negotiating Ukraine's membership in the European Union. The document provides two basic requirements:
- Restoration of rights that guarantee the free use of Hungarian.
- Restoration of the right to political representation at regional and national levels.
The document also states that Ukraine ignored the needs of the Hungarian community in determining the subjects that should be taught in Ukrainian in schools. Hungary also expressed dissatisfaction with changes in the ratio of the population after reviewing administrative districts.
The letter states: "A compulsory 10% of the ratio that national minorities must be reached among the local population in order to be able to claim language rights is not justified in the case of national minorities."
