Forging policy for the successful management of local government between majority and minority representatives. These cooperative initiatives contribute substantially to the confidence building process especially between the two major ethnic groups, the Romanians and the Hungarians, as well as to transboundary openness and cooperation. The creation of transboundary associations of local governance may be precursors to affiliation with the European Community. Cross-border cooperation diminishes the potential for conflict and increases economic prosperity. Regional economic cooperation and development can also improve the standard of living and quality of life for individuals as well as increase public services and improve the infrastructure of the region.
Bilingualism does irritate the majority or the minority members of the community.
Minorities are neither deprived of their rights to use their mother tongue in public life nor to study in their own language at school, and they are adequately represented in local governance too.