Five-party support for European Citizens' Initiative on protecting national regions

Hungary's five parliamentary parties have put forward a proposal for a resolution in support of a European Citizens' Initiative on protecting national regions. The proposal by the governing parties, Jobbik, the Socialists and LMP published on parliament's website on Wednesday backs the initiative of the Szekler National Council. The initiative for the Equality of the Regions and Sustainability of the Regional Cultures aims to convince the European Commission to create a cohesion policy that pays special attention to regions with national, ethnic, cultural, religious or linguistic characteristics that are different from those of the surrounding regions.