PROCLAMATION

THE SEKLER SELF-GOVERNING PURSUIT

The historical Seklerland is native. We, the Hungarians living here as a majority, are devoted to our century-old autonomy traditions. Choosing the way of local self-determination through the regional Sekler councils we declared this right and wish, we claimed the guarantee of the local - autonomy by a legally binding statute.

We, the National Sekler Council's delegates, turn to the Romanian Parliament, the European Council and European Parliament to consider our claim for the local autonomy that is in accordance with the European constitutional states' practice and with the regulations of the international documents protecting the national communities' self-identification.

We request the Romanian Parliament and Government, the country's political powers, the representatives of the civil sphere and the country's historical churches to consider and support our just claims with all democratic means.

We request the Hungarian Parliament and Government and all personalities of the Hungarian public life to support our efforts in obtaining the self government which is the most important factor in preserving our Hungarian self-identification and the conservation of our community in the native country.

We request the European Union member countries to support the Seklerland, the Sekler community's efforts for autonomy, to influence, so that the Seklerland territorial autonomy guaranteed by the Statute with legal force to be one of the conditions for Romania's integration.

The Seklerland has the right to be acknowledged in the integration process as an autonom euroregion, its civilians to become the civilians of the united Europe having a real and total equality before the law.

October 26, 2003.

The Sekler National Council

RESOLUTION

THE SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF THE SEKLER REGIONS AND SEKLERLAND'S AUTONOMY

Being aware that the autonomy of the Seklerland doesn't offend Romania's territorial integrity and national sovereignty,

Understanding that the regional self-governing is in principle of the right to self- determination of subsidiarity and self-administration of communities in the state,

Professing that as our historical characteristic, the autonomy of Seklerland became generally accepted and was embodied by the Sekler regions' authority and organization,

Reminding that there is a reference to the Sekler regions' autonomy in the written documents of the year 1200,

Being aware that the solutions applied in the European constitutional states justify the applicability and viability of the regions' territorial autonomy, of those regions whos civilians and their community have the numerical majority are in need of protection to preserve their national self-identification,

As present civilians of the Sekler regions and inhabitants of the Seklerland we declare our wish for the Sekler regions self-administration, the Seklerland autonomy and the Seklerland Autonomy Statute's legal approval.

We are convinced that the Seklerland Autonomy, the recognition of the additional authority that serves the protection of the Hungarian national community's living in the self-governing regions, the delegation of these authorities and competences to the self-governing regions and its authority guarantees the real and total equality among the civilians.

October 26, 2003.

The Sekler National Council

RESOLUTION

MAKING THE STATUTE OF THE SEKLERLAND AUTONOMY FINAL AND SUBMIT IT TO THE ROMANIAN PARLIAMENT

We wish to obtain the Seklerland autonomy by means characteristic to constitutional states, on the principles presented in the Resolution nr. 2003/1334 of the European Council.

The Seklerland's autonomy is practicable on the principles from the Autonomy Statute elaborated by Csapó I. József Ph.D. and their practice is realizable by the means of democratic institutions.

We entrust the Permanent Committee and the competent committees of experts to make the Statute of the Seklerland Autonomy final and to submit it to the Romanian Parliament for acceptance after the Sekler National Council's ratification.

October 26, 2003.

The Sekler National Council