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"Mr President, we are all aware that an essential requirement of peaceful coexistence between the peoples of Europe is mutual respect and understanding, as well as knowledge and acceptance of each other’s cultures and symbols. This is even more important if two ethnic groups exist within the same country, or even within the same city. This is the case with the Romanian city of Târgu Mureș where the population is made up of a Romanian and a Hungarian community of more or less equal size. Despite its ethnic make-up, however, there is currently not a single primary school named after a Hungarian historic figure in the city. All of its educational institutions are named after Romanian persons.
There has been a recent initiative by parents to name one of the institutions in the city after a former mayor of Hungarian ethnicity, but it is facing fierce opposition from both the school’s leadership and the Romanian majority on the city council. I believe that in this case, too, we should be following the principles that have also led to a peaceful coexistence between the peoples of Europe, namely mutual respect and understanding, Allowing multilingualism to flourish in a multiethnic city, including the use of cultural symbols, is just the first step towards achieving this."@en1
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