State Sec­re­tary asks Slovakia’s Hun­gar­i­ans to declare eth­nic­i­ty in nation­al census

Árpád János Potápi encour­aged mem­bers of the local Hun­gar­i­an com­mu­ni­ty to par­tic­i­pate in the cen­sus and put in “Hun­gar­i­an” as an answer to the ques­tion con­cern­ing their eth­nic­i­ty and moth­er tongue.

Árpád János Potápi, a state sec­re­tary in charge of poli­cies for Hun­gar­i­an com­mu­ni­ties abroad, has asked Slovakia’s Hun­gar­i­ans to declare their eth­nic­i­ty in the ongo­ing nation­al census.

In a video mes­sage post­ed on Face­book, Potápi encour­aged mem­bers of the local Hun­gar­i­an com­mu­ni­ty to par­tic­i­pate in the cen­sus and put in “Hun­gar­i­an” as an answer to the ques­tion con­cern­ing their eth­nic­i­ty and moth­er tongue.

“The ques­tion for us today is whether we want Hun­gar­i­ans to have a future for their com­mu­ni­ty in Slo­va­kia. Whether we want that our chil­dren and grand­chil­dren can study in Hun­gar­i­an, grow up and live their lives as a Hun­gar­i­an in that coun­try,” he said.

The 2021 nation­al cen­sus began in Slo­va­kia in mid-February.

For­rás: abouthun​gary​.hu