"Bratislava does not recognize the rights of minorities, nor does it intend to recognize any form of independence, including personal, to any ethnic minority," the foreign minister of Slovakia clearly stated in an interview with the newspaper Dnevnik from Novi Sad (Vojvodina), cited by BalkanInsight.com. The interview was in response to the demands from the Serbian Magyar communities that took advantage of the minister's visit to plead that the Slovakian government guarantee some form of independence. This Hungarian community makes up approximately 10% of the population. The minister concluded that, " No talks on this topic would be permitted neither on a bilateral scale nor on the European Union's forum."

The reluctance in recognizing the rights of the Hungarians has provoked an increasing amount of unease between Bratislava and Budapest, that according to the newspaper Avui, is giving wings to extreme right party movements in both countries. A few days ago, some 30 ultra right wing Hungarians were arrested during a football match in the South of Slovakia, in which the majority of residents are Magyars. Meanwhile, the Slovakian socialist government relies on the support of two ultranationalist parties to not hide their rejection towards the Hungarians: The Slovak National Party (SNS) and the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS).