Hunor Kelemen

Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) head Kelemen Hunor on Thursday stated that the Opposition doesn't have a governing programme with a proposed Prime Minister, and the Union will prepare such programme in the spring and it will also bring a proposal for a Prime Minister at that point.

Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) chairman Kelemen Hunor said at the European People's Party (EPP) Congress in Helsinki that a strong European Union is needed in a global competition because the member states can only be successful together, and the European Union "needs to be rethought and strengthened," informs an UDMR press release issued for AGERPRES on Wednesday.

The censure motion does not have the necessary votes to pass without breaking the PSD-ALDE [Social Democratic Party -Alliance of Liberals and Democrats, ed.n.] coalition, UDMR chairman Kelemen Hunor said on Tuesday.

Leader of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR) Kelemen Hunor considers the signature collecting campaign in support of the Minority SafePack citizens' initiative is a success of the Hungarian community in Romania that joined Europe's 50 million-strong minority communities.

Romania's main ethnic Hungarian parties on Monday signed a joint declaration that sets out a common political agenda, including a demand for autonomy in those parts of the Transylvania region where ethnic Hungarians are in the majority.

Beke Istvan Attila, an ethnic Hungarian citizen of Romania, was remanded in custody for 30 days on Tuesday after being accused of "attempted crimes against the constitutional order and the non-observance the of explosive materials regime".

Romania's decision-making chamber, the Chamer of Deputies, on Wednesday is to approve a law on voting by post, which leaders say will encourage participation in elections among Romanians living abroad.

Several party leaders signed a parliamentary initiative to modify the Law No. 506/2004 on the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in electronic communications, the Presidential Administration announced after their meeting with President Klaus Iohannis on Wednesday.

Photo credit: (c) European Commission ? Personal data protection

"We want to continue to represent the interests of our community, meaning increased rights in education, justice and local administration," said Kelemen Hunor, who was reelected as president of the Democratic Union of Ethnic Hungarians, UDMR at the weekend.

Kelemen Hunor, the only candidate for chairman of the Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), was re-elected this Friday by secret ballot at the UDMR Congress in Cluj-Napoca, for a second term at the helm of the formation.

Photo credit: (c) Alex MICSIK / AGERPRES ARCHIVE