Prospects for Settling the Dispute over the Rights of the Hungarian Minority in Ukraine
Prospects for Settling the Dispute over the Rights of the Hungarian Minority in Ukraine

Author(s): Veronika Jóźwiak, Daniel Szeligowski
Subject(s): Governance, International relations/trade, Inter-Ethnic Relations, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Politics
Published by: PISM Polski Instytut Spraw Międzynarodowych
Keywords: Ukraine; Hungarian minority; dispute over rights of minority; dispute in domestic politics; Hungarian-Ukrainian relations; Polish-Hungarian relations;
Summary/Abstract: The dispute over the rights of the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia is based on a fundamental difference of interests. While Ukraine aims to strengthen its citizens’ sense of belonging to the country, Hungary strives to extend the rights of the minority, which means there are no prospects for easing the tensions in the short term. What is more, further escalation is likely, since both parties use the dispute in domestic politics. The difference in Hungary’s and Poland’s approach to Ukraine will weigh on Polish-Hungarian relations.

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