In their presentations the participants tackled subjects such as the enlargement strategies of the EU, the impact of Hungary’s accession to the EU on border crossing or the specific problems of the Hungarian community in Romania regarding the preparation process for EU integration.
Tóni Niculescu, DAHR executive vice-president and Head of the DAHR Department for EU Integration took the opportunity to present the plans and objectives of the EuroTrans Foundation established by the Department for EU Integration. As the vice-president pointed out, the mission of the Foundation is to lead Hungarians from Romania to become the active participants and winners of the EU-integration process. At the same time, the Foundation also has the objective of mapping the skilled human resources within the Hungarian community in Romania.
The participants reached a consensus regarding the necessity to institutionalize the integration efforts of Hungarians living outside Hungary—most importantly the need to provide for a continuous flow of information regarding the EU. The representatives of Hungarian communities from abroad also agreed on the necessity for cooperation in EU integration issues while participants representing institutions from Hungary assured them of continuous assistance regarding integration issues.