Talk:Hungarian Scout Association in Romania

Romániai Magyar Cserkészszövetség
The first Scout troops in Transylvania were founded shortly after the first troops in Budapest were founded. The Scout troops in Transylvania were part of the Magyar Cserkészszövetség, because this region was a part of the Kingdom of Hungary at this time.

After the Treaty of Trianon Transylvania became a part of Romania and the Hungarian Scout troops lost their membership within in Magyar Cserkészszövetség and possibly joined the National Scout Organisation of Romania. In 1937 Scouting was dissolved in Romania.

In 1940 parts of Transylvania returned to Hungary and Hungarian Scout and Guides groups reemerged and joined Magyar Cserkészszövetség and Magyar Cserkészlány Szövetség.

In the period 1945-1948 all Hungarian activities were suppressed and after 1948 the communist regime banned Scouting.

In 1989 Scouting was reorganized in Romania. So Romanian and Hungarian Scout groups were founded. During a camp in August 1990, the Hungarian Scout groups founded Hungarian Scout Association in Romania (Romániai Magyar Cserkészszövetség, . Together with the Romanian Scouts, the Cercetaşii României was formend and this organization gained recognition by the World Bureau of the WOSM in 1993.  The relationship between the Hungarian and Romanian Scout Association has been problematic, even legal proceedings took place between them in the 1990s. The Hungarian and Romanian Scouting in Romania work separately in practice, and this is de facto accepted by the WOSM, however, on the formal side, it recognizes only one Scout organisation in the country. Therefore, a tacit undestandng on co-existence was worked out in 1995 which seems to be a viable modus vivendi. The Hungarian Scout Association in Romania is also a member of the International Forum of Hungarian Scouting and has strong ties to the Magyar Cserkészszövetség.