THE ROMA AND THE HUNGARIAN MINORITIES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC’S GOVERNMENT’S POLICY (1993–1998) Cover Image

MNIEJSZOŚĆ ROMSKA I WĘGIERSKA W POLITYCE RZĄDU REPUBLIKI SŁOWACKIEJ (1993–1998)
THE ROMA AND THE HUNGARIAN MINORITIES IN THE SLOVAK REPUBLIC’S GOVERNMENT’S POLICY (1993–1998)

Author(s): Krzysztof Żarna
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Social Sciences, Sociology, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego
Keywords: national and ethnic minorities; Hungary; Slovak Republic; ethnic policy

Summary/Abstract: Slovak Republic is the state, where in comparison with Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary, considerable percentage of inhabitants present representatives of national and ethnic minorities. The basic documents for normalization the situation of minorities in Slovakia are Constitution and State language Act. Slovak Republic is also obliged by bilateral agreements and obligations from membership in international bodies with global and regional coverage: The United Nations, The Council of Europe, The Visegrád Group and The Central European Initiative. The ethnic policy of V. Mečiar government with reference to Roms and Hungarians has caused isolation of Slovakia on international scene. Slovakia has fallen out from first group states aspirating to UE and NATO. In analyzed period Slovakia had to give up participation in Visegrád Group and faced many tensions with Hungary.

  • Issue Year: 2012
  • Issue No: 10
  • Page Range: 170-178
  • Page Count: 9
  • Language: Polish