Opportunities and Challenges for the Hungarian EU Presidency in 2024 in the Field of Protection of National Minorities
Absztrakt :
The protection of the rights of national minorities and the promotion of their interests in the international sphere, and more specifically in the European Union, is a general priority of the Hungarian foreign policy. In recent decades, Hungarian governments submitted proposals to the different EU institutions on several occasions urging for the protection of national minorities at the EU level. What are the biggest challenges and opportunities for the Hungarian Government in promoting this issue in the course of their presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2024? What are the legal and political factors that may shape the room for manoeuvre of Budapest in this respect? What realistic expectations should the Hungarian Government set for the protection of the rights and interests of national minorities in the EU?
