HUNGARY

1. General authority

Office of National and Ethnic Minorities at the Prime Minister's Office
(http://www.meh.hu/)

Coordination body of the different government authorities.

Office of Immigration and Nationality at the Ministry of Justice and Law Enforcement
(http://www.bmbah.hu/)

EYID-coordination body:

Hungarian Cultural Contact Point at the Ministry of Education and Culture (Kultúrpont Iroda)
(http://www.kulturpont.hu/)

National implementation strategy: http://ec.europa.eu/culture/eac/dialogue/strategies_en.html

(Mentions as a major objective of ICD: ‘Help to modernise Hungarian society and its image abroad').

2. Culture

Ministry of Education and Culture
(http://www.okm.gov.hu/main.php?folderID=137)

Policies: New Hungary Development Plan (2007-2013), National Strategic Reference Framework, adopted in 2006: emphasizes the importance of cultural change and supports different developments in the field of culture. This cultural change should strengthen citizenship and civic responsibility (which is still weak).

3. Education

National Educational Integration Network and Development Centre
(http://www.okm.gov.hu/)

Ministry of Education and Culture (see above) with Secretary of Roma Integration.

Policies:

• Framework of Education for Democratic / Active Citizenship (EDC). A national strategy on EDC-Active Citizenship is being elaborated.
• National programme for improving education of people at a social disadvantage, especially for the Roma.

4. Youth

Mobilitás' Youth Service
(http://www.mobilitas.hu/)

Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, Children and Youth Department
(http://www.szmm.gov.hu/)

National Fund for Children and Youth
(http://www.ngyik.hu/)

Civil Society (EX):

The Sziget Feszivál
(http://www.szigetfestival.com/index.php?p=1%20)

One of Europe's largest youth festivals, strong on civil communication, including intercultural dialogue.

5. Sports

Ministry of Local Governments and Regional Development
(http://www.bm.hu/)

Policies: Sport XXI, the National Strategy 2007-2020 (with social cohesion issues)

6. Other domestic responsibilities of importance for ICD

Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, State Secretary for Equal Opportunities
(http://www.szmm.gov.hu/)

Permanent Secretariat and National coordination of the ‘Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015' (regional framework for the inclusion of Roma in 9 Central and South Eastern European countries).
(http://www.romadecade.org/index.php?content=1&orubtthis=true)

Network of Equal Opportunities, made up of Houses of Opportunities operating in the 19 counties of Hungary and in Budapest, thus representing the objective of social inclusion of disadvantaged people at all levels of society.

Equal Treatment Authority
(http://www.egyenlobanasmod.hu/)

National Minority Council

Menedék - Hungarian Association for Migrants
(http://menedek.ispman.hu/en/node/29)

Established in January 1995 as a civil initiative. The Association operates as a non-profit organisation, independent from governmental institutions, with the following objectives: to represent international migrants in the majority society; to promote the social and cultural integration of those refugees and migrants who are planning to stay in Hungary by means of targeted programmes and projects; to represent the interests and rights of migrants with the political, administrative, governmental and municipal bodies and in the media.

Institutions related to Roma (minority) integration and governance:

• Council of Roma Integration, Created in 2007, composed of high-ranking government officials from different ministries, the President of the Roma National Self-government and representatives of the Roma community.
• National Roma Self-government: National Roma information and Cultural Centre

7. Trans-border / International ICD programmes

Ministry of Foreign Affairs
(http://www.kulugyminiszterium.hu/)

Research Institute of Ethnic and National Minorities
(http://www.mtaki.hu/)

EX: Exchange of experience and Exploratory Workshop on Ethnological Understandings of Cultural Diversity in Central European (V4) Urban Spaces

Tempus Public Foundation
(http://english.tpf.hu/)

Non-profit organization established in 1996 by the Hungarian Government, with the task of managing international cooperation programmes and special projects in the field of education, training and EU-related issues.