Present was Zsolt Németh, Hungary’s parliamentary state secretary for foreign affairs. It proves the strength of the ethnic Hungarian community in Vojvodina, he said, that – proportionately speaking – the number of applications for Hungarian citizenship has been the highest there. [The ethnic Hungarian population of Vojvodina is estimated at 300 000.]

He conceded that there have been some fraudulent acts to obtain citizenship – as for instance, nominal marriages – but he confirmed the resolve of the authorities to stop such practices. (Hirado.hu)

Source: Népszabadság

Translated by Budapest Telegraph