The Association of Csángó-Hungarians in Moldova was
represented by a 4-strong delegation at the minority conference held
in Pécs between 10-12 March 2006. At the event, which was sponsored
by the EU and organised by HID-ENCEF (Bridge-for-Europe Nationality
Civil Conciliation Forum) several minorities living beyond Hungary's
border and ethnic groups living in Hungary were present. Their aim was
that by means of co-operation, as a group, as an umbrella organisation
put pressure on European institutions to assure the rights of minorities.
The other purpose of the conference was to create financial conditions
in which the self-organisation of national or ethnic minorities, the
network of our civil organisations can operate without difficulties,
which on the long run is the interest of the majority nationalities
as well. Besides the EU also prefers a culturally colourful Europe.
Please find some documents below which were forwarded to the European
Parliament by the leaders of HID-ENCEF:
An international scientific conference
has been organized in Bacau county by Teleki Laszlo Fundation between
1-2 june 2006 about Csango's from Moldova, Romania. Co-organizers were
Pro Europa Liga (Targu Mures), Kriza János Ethnografical society (Cluj
Napoca) as well as the Association of Csango Hungarians in Moldova (Bacau).
The Association of Csango-Hungarians
in Moldova had its general assembly this year on 8th April 2006. All
members were informed about event a month earlier by post, among whose
75 members, all entitled to vote, appeared at the meeting, held in the
small hall of the County Cultural Centre, in Bákó.
It was very honorific, that Mr Zoltán Kallós, the Kossuth-prize awarded
ethnographer was present at the general assembly too. He is known as
'Uncle Zoltán' of the Moldavian Csangos, who has been visiting their
villages for 50 years. To our great delight, among the attendance one
could find Mr. Turlui Bogdán - president of the Foundation of 'Szeret
from Roman', Mr. Mihály Perka - teacher at Szabófalva, Mr. Sándor Rozsnyai
- president of the Bar of County Kovászna and director of their Ethics
Committee, Mrs. Katalin Gálfalvi - censor, Mr. Gyula Szép - managing
vice-president of RMDSZ, Mrs. Erzsébet Borbáth - vice-president of the
Foundation of 'Domokos Pál Péter', Csíkszereda, the representatives
of the media, and many further dear guests.
On the spot, present members firmed their presence with their signature,
and further nine persons registered as new members of the Association.
After the greetings of the President Szilvia Róka, András Bartha, ex-president,
present informatics specialist of MCSMSZ was elected as chairman of
the meeting. According to the agenda, Szilva Róka president, Mr. Adrián
Solomon and Mr. Pál Benke vice-presidents, Mr. Attila Hegyeli educational
executive, Mrs. Ilona Nyisztor cultural executive, Mrs. Mária Solomon
social executive, Mrs. Tinka Nyisztor ecclesiastical executive held
detailed report on their activity since our former general assembly.
Members have accepted the reports and the majority of the votes has
approved the proposed activities introduced by the management for the
coming period. Accordingly, it has been decided, to proceed with the
development of education and the opportunities for higher studies, and
the creation of the so called Children's House institutes in the Moldavian
villages. According to the decision made, the management of MCSMSZ will
send up the diocese a petition again for the initiation of alternative
mother-tongue masses.
Mrs. Katalin Gálfalvi, censor, read the report of the Censors' Committee
on the financial year 2005, available on our homepage. The General Assembly
has accepted the report.
Since our last assembly, 74 new members have registered. Besides the
acceptation of their memberships, it was a great moment when the honorary
members were voted.
Under the articles, the management of MCSMSZ has set the list of members,
who have supported the activity of the Association surpassingly in the
past period. According to the decision of the Assembly, they became
honorary members of the Association. Let's have their list here, alphabetically:
Mr Tibor Dobó - Hungarian doctor living in Germany, who takes care not
only for 20 Moldavian-Csango children as their godfather, but he has
taken further efforts to support the development of education.
Mr Balázs Gulyás - music editor, who has edited the CD of the Moldavian
children's songs.
Mr Ferenc Horváth - architect living in Nagykörű, who is the designer
of the Communal House in Lábnik, eager organiser of the summer camps
and the supporter of our educational project.
Mr. Zoltán Kallós - the Kossuth-prize awarded ethnographer, who has
been actively taking part in our activities and supporting the Association
and our students, besides his 50-year-long insistent work, as ethnographer.
Mr. Géza Peller - our "storekeeper" and representative in
Budapest, whose mediation resulted solutions, success and development
for the Association and the educational project, in many cases.
Mr Mihály Perka - retired teacher in Szabófalva, the brave and in many
cases, unbacked fighter in the struggle of Northern Csangos for human
rights in the 1990s, and who still continues his activity - on civil
initiative - in Szabófalva.
Mrs Mária Petrás - sculpture and folk-songster born in Diószén, who
is the founder of the Foundation for Hungarian Education in Moldova.
Mr Imre Varga - Hungarian enterpreneur, whose regular supports contributed
much to the advancement of the educational project in Lábnik.
On the assembly, the Association has elected its new management too,
whose list can be found in the table summarising the organisational
set-up of the Association.
