The new Consul General of Hungary in Cluj, Csaba Grezsa, also learned Romanian
Csaba Grezsa, the new head of the Consulate General of Hungary in Cluj, introduced himself at an informal press conference. He said: working as the deputy of his predecessor, Mile Lajos, he oversaw the operation of the institution and continued the well-conceived and functioning programs. The consul general emphasized that what he has undertaken is a service, which is why he is always available to those who turn to him. We found out that during the four years he spent in Cluj, he also learned Romanian, and he has an excellent case with the Romanian state institutions.
Mile Lajos, who headed the Hungarian Consulate General in Cluj-Napoca for eight years, had his appointment expire on July 31, and as he told Maszol, he must take office on September 10 at his new place of duty in Tunisia. When his farewell video was published, it was already known that his successor would be appointed from within, i.e. from among the consulate’s current employees, and this was confirmed in the last days of July, when the Hungarian Foreign Minister’s decision on the promotion of Csaba Grezsa, the first subordinate consul until then, arrived.
The new consul general invited representatives of the Hungarian press in Cluj to an informal discussion on Wednesday morning. It was not necessary for him to introduce himself, because thanks to the consular activities of the first subordinate, his name is not only in the treasured city, but also in the six counties of the consular district (Temes, Arad, Bihar, Szatmár, Szilág and Cluj). Csaba Grezsa recalled that he has been working at the Consulate General of Hungary in Cluj-Napoca since 2018, first as a consul, then in 2019 as a consular officer, and as the deputy consul general, he was primarily responsible for the operation of the institution and the organization of the naturalization process.
Even after his appointment as Consul General, his duties did not change to any great extent, and he received them as a service for Hungarians in Romania, to build closer relations between the consular district, more specifically the Hungarians of Central Transylvania, Partium and Bánság, and the motherland. It was stated at the meeting that, in addition to official administration, the Consulate General wishes to remain an active part of cultural life and participates in the organization and initiation of programs.
Csaba Grezsa told Maszol: he considers it important that they integrate into the “social-community fabric that surrounds you”. “We have very good tools for this, through cultural, sports and other programs, we want to become a part of this environment, just like the current one, maybe a little maybe even more, we are living right now”. The Consul General also highlighted the upcoming programs with which they are preparing for the Hungarian Days in Cluj-Napoca, among which the people of Cluj-Napoca or visitors can prepare for a number of discussions of public interest.
The outbreak of the Russo-Rhan war later “increased interest in many case cycles, we trust that everyone is interested in a quick and peaceful solution”. We learned from Csaba Grezsa that, for example, the number of applications for passports by Hungarians in Romania who also hold Hungarian citizenship has increased to a great extent, so waiting times of several weeks or months can be expected, which is why during the Hungarian Days in Cluj (August 18-21) they are accepted at the consulate general without an appointment. those who would manage their administrative affairs at the foreign mission.
The Consul General of Cluj-Napoca told Maszolé that he is in a lucky new situation, as he already has a lot of things in Transylvania and the Partium. He “takes a positive approach” to the issue of Romanian-Hungarian coexistence and experiences in everyday life that “there are relatively moderate numbers and intensity of difficulties of any kind in this relationship system. As for our own example, we have excellent cooperation with the Romanian authorities, I can only comment positively on this,” said Csaba Grezsa.
During his service in Cluj-Napoca, he managed to learn quite a lot of the Romanian language. In response to our question, he said: he attends private lessons and learns the Romanian language that way. “I have no previous experience, there is no relative who spoke Romanian”, revealed the consul general, from whom we also learned that, unlike many of the consulate’s colleagues, no one has Transylvanian ancestry. Originally from Hódmezővásárhely, he came to Budapest, worked in the state administration, and then came from there to Cluj four years ago. Their two children were also born here in the treasured city, which is why he considers himself “a little bit from Cluj”.
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