A language blog would not be complete without talking about minority languages. They present a unique policy challenge to many European states and to the European Union. The extent to which they are represented and promoted in the educational system, the state bureaucracy and in cultural events, can vary from country to country. I am going focus on the role German plays in the Hungarian educational system. I choose this topic because of my personal relationship with it. After living several years in Germany (Stuttgart), I attended a German nationality school in Hungary. The school is located in a town where German is an actively used minority language.