Radojica
09-07-2010, 04:06 PM
Analysis of New Hungarian Dual Citizenship Laws (http://techappsgroup.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/analysis-of-new-hungarian-dual-citizenship-laws/)
May 28, 2010
From Stratfor (http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20100527_dispatch_hungarian_citizenship_and_centra l_european_tensions), Analyst Marko Papic discusses the implications of a new citizenship law involving ethnic Hungarians living abroad and nationalism as a symptom of wider European concerns.
As we have discussed, Hungary’s new government is already starting to enact widespread, sweeping changes. While this new law allowing for ethnic Hungarians living outside of Hungary to gain Hungarian citizenship seems like a good idea, it seems no one in the new government thought about asking Hungary’s neighbors for their opinion.
It is estimated that there are 5 million ethnic Hungarians living outside of Hungary. These are individuals that were displaced after “Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory and a significant part of its population when its borders were redrawn after World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.”
According to Hungary’s far-right, oddly-Nazi-sounding Jobbik (http://www.jobbik.com/jobbik-announcements/3042.html) Party, in 2004, then “Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany’s government argued that the offer of citizenship and passports would trigger an influx of ethnic Hungarians from poorer countries like Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. The [MSZP] campaigners for a ’NO’ vote said hordes of ethnic Hungarians could overwhelm Hungary seeking welfare payments and other benefits.” While Jobbik argued “that extending citizenship rights would be an opportunity to reunite the nation without changing borders.”
I can see both sides of the argument. I can see how Hungary would want to allow ethnic Hungarians to be Hungarian citizens, but in the cash-strapped, over-burdened system Hungary has right now, where more people are getting paychecks from the government (pensions, welfare, etc) than they are the private sector, the thought of millions more asking for hand-outs could be devastating to Hungary’s economy.
At the end of the day, you’ve got countries bordering Hungary with citizens who can now seek dual-citizenship. The population of Hungary could increase by 20% in the upcoming months and years. I don’t know if Hungary could handle that (or if anyone has put much thought into this policy’s long-term ramifications). But more importantly, did anyone in the Hungarian government tell these border nations they were going to enact this law? Right now, it seems they didn’t… which could be a problem.
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http://techappsgroup.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/analysis-of-new-hungarian-dual-citizenship-laws/
According to this, I could get Hungarian citizenship without loosing Serbian. What do you think about all of this? It's a bit old news, but I would like to hear your opinions.
I just know that I
Bj2dRGEeDis
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May 28, 2010
From Stratfor (http://www.stratfor.com/analysis/20100527_dispatch_hungarian_citizenship_and_centra l_european_tensions), Analyst Marko Papic discusses the implications of a new citizenship law involving ethnic Hungarians living abroad and nationalism as a symptom of wider European concerns.
As we have discussed, Hungary’s new government is already starting to enact widespread, sweeping changes. While this new law allowing for ethnic Hungarians living outside of Hungary to gain Hungarian citizenship seems like a good idea, it seems no one in the new government thought about asking Hungary’s neighbors for their opinion.
It is estimated that there are 5 million ethnic Hungarians living outside of Hungary. These are individuals that were displaced after “Hungary lost two-thirds of its territory and a significant part of its population when its borders were redrawn after World War I and the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.”
According to Hungary’s far-right, oddly-Nazi-sounding Jobbik (http://www.jobbik.com/jobbik-announcements/3042.html) Party, in 2004, then “Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany’s government argued that the offer of citizenship and passports would trigger an influx of ethnic Hungarians from poorer countries like Romania, Serbia and Ukraine. The [MSZP] campaigners for a ’NO’ vote said hordes of ethnic Hungarians could overwhelm Hungary seeking welfare payments and other benefits.” While Jobbik argued “that extending citizenship rights would be an opportunity to reunite the nation without changing borders.”
I can see both sides of the argument. I can see how Hungary would want to allow ethnic Hungarians to be Hungarian citizens, but in the cash-strapped, over-burdened system Hungary has right now, where more people are getting paychecks from the government (pensions, welfare, etc) than they are the private sector, the thought of millions more asking for hand-outs could be devastating to Hungary’s economy.
At the end of the day, you’ve got countries bordering Hungary with citizens who can now seek dual-citizenship. The population of Hungary could increase by 20% in the upcoming months and years. I don’t know if Hungary could handle that (or if anyone has put much thought into this policy’s long-term ramifications). But more importantly, did anyone in the Hungarian government tell these border nations they were going to enact this law? Right now, it seems they didn’t… which could be a problem.
QpDAnmMOs9k
http://techappsgroup.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/analysis-of-new-hungarian-dual-citizenship-laws/
According to this, I could get Hungarian citizenship without loosing Serbian. What do you think about all of this? It's a bit old news, but I would like to hear your opinions.
I just know that I
Bj2dRGEeDis
:D