Balázs Izsák has turned to the General Court of the European Union after the Commission made it clear that, despite the successful signature collection, it does not intend to take any substantive action regarding the issue of national regions. The president of the Szekler National Council – who also represents the citizens’ committee of the national regions initiative – seeks to have the General Court annul the European Commission’s decision. The action was registered with the General Court of the European Union on 13 November 2025.

Paul Butcher (Scotland), Erika Casajoana i Daunert (Catalonia), Balázs Izsák (Szeklerland), Wauter Patho (Flanders), and Zsolt Szilágyi (Partium) have created a multilingual Facebook group called Friends of National Regions, with the intention of opening the path, in the virtual space, towards mutual understanding and closer ties among the inhabitants of national regions.

Dear Madam Member,

The future of national regions is our common cause. On 10 July, at the plenary session of the European Parliament, you clearly articulated what a broad range of supporters of this initiative have been demanding for years: the issues of communities living in national regions cannot be addressed with fine words and abstract debates alone – concrete action is needed.

Dear Mr. Buda,

In your speech of 10 July in Strasbourg, you expressed views regarding the principles of cohesion policy, the protection of minorities, and the citizens’ initiative concerning national regions. You addressed an important subject, as cohesion and the management of diversity are among the key issues for Europe’s future.

Dear Madam Member of the European Parliament,

I would like to express my sincere thanks for your intervention during the plenary session of the European Parliament held in Strasbourg on 10 July 2025.

Dear Commissioner,

We were pleased to note your personal participation in the debate on the European Citizens’ Initiative on July 10, and that you concluded the session on behalf of the Commission.

During the plenary debate of the European Parliament on the European Citizens' Initiative for the Protection of National Regions – similarly to the hearing held by the Committee on Regional Development – a cross-party and cross-ideological unity emerged among Members of the European Parliament in support of the initiative.

Dear Mr. Kohut,

I would like to thank you for addressing the plenary in your mother tongue during the session of the European Parliament held in Strasbourg on July 10. I could have also written “congratulations,” and that expression would have been entirely appropriate. However, “thank you” means even more, because with this gesture you not only sent a message to your own people but also to us, the Székelys. The meaning and significance of that message is that we are not alone.