Mađarsko pitanje u hrvatsko-rumunjskim odnosima od 1941. do 1944. godine: pokušaj obnove Male Antante
Attempt at Renewing the Little Entente From 1941 to 1944

Summary/Abstract: After the destruction of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia in the middle of April 1941, massive changes occurred in the whole of southeastern Europe, and in the Danubian- Carpathian region. Hungary under Horthy, with the support of the Axis powers, tried to revive the idea of “Greater Hungary” whose borders would include territories of the long-gone Hungarian kingdom. Romania’s situation was most difficult, as it was forced to relinquish Transylvania. The situation of Romania resulted in the idea to develop closer ties with countries similar circumstances. The NDH accepted Romania’s proposal in order to strengthen its position in negotiations with Hungary regarding the return of occupied Međimurje and Baranja. Later, the Republic of Slovakia also accepted the Romanian initiative. As a result, the idea of renewing the Little Entete was reborn, but no longer with political foundations grounded in the Treaty of Versailles, but in the context of altering Southeastern Europe according to the plans of Berlin. In the meantime, because of war on the eastern front, and strong Italian sympathies for Hungary, Germany postponed the international conference on reorganizing Danubian and Balkan borders planned for the summer of 1942. Although it remained only in a speculative phase, ideas of renewing the Little Entente significantly unnerved Budapest, who relaxed its governmental policies toward non-Hungarian minorities in occupied territories. Discussions regarding the renewal of the Little Entente continued until the coup d’etat in Romania in the summer of 1944 and the arrival of communists in power.

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