January 21, 1997

New Hungarian Education State Secretary for Minorities András Béres told the press that three articles in the Education Law have to be amended, namely the ones banning minority-language entrance exams and minority-language education of vocational subjects at the secondary and higher levels. His newly appointed Rumanian counterpart Florin Diaconescu disagreed as regards the need to alter the letter of the law and saw such changes unlikely in 1997. [Adevarul, January 21, 1997 as reported by Sajtófókusz (Cluj/Kolozsvár) No. 56/302]

January 13, 1997

Following release of a lengthy attack against reopening the Hungarian Consulate in Cluj/Kolozsvár, Mayor Gheorghe Funar called a special meeting of the City Council for Monday to debate the issue. [Hírmondó No. 8.005, Jan. 13, 1997]