Greeks in Hungary
ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΑ The Greeks in Hungary constitute one of the thirteen officially recognized ethnic minorities in Hungary since The Rights of National and Ethnic Minorities Act was enacted by the Hungarian parliament on July 7, 1993. Hungarian law recognizes individuals' minority rights, establishes the concept of the collective rights of ethnic minorities, and states the inalienable collective right of minorities to preserve their ethnic identity. The law also permits associations, movements, and political parties of an ethnic or national character and mandates the unrestricted use of ethnic languages. To be recognized, an ethnic group must have at least 100 years' presence in the country, and its members must be citizens. Hungarians kept close relation with the Byzantine Empire. After the Fall of Constantinople, some Greeks reached Hungary and found refuge in the court of Matthias Corvinus. The earliest migrations of Greeks to the territory of present-day Hungary (as part of the Habsb...