Deputy Prime Minister responsible for the Hungarian Government's national policy Zsolt Semjén was shocked when he was made aware of the fact that on Tuesday Slovakian police once again fined several Hungarian nationals living in the region of Southern Slovakia for refusing to hand in their identification cards, which according to the Slovakian citizenship act and related regulations have become invalid.

Zsolt Semjén agrees with the declaration by the Hungarian Community Party in which they request an active standpoint from the European Union with regard to the stripping of rights in Slovakia and the continued harassment of those involved.

Bertalan Havasi,
Chief Press Officer to the Prime Minister

(The Prime Minister's Press Office)