difficult, through lack of teachers, to implement in certain small towns the provisions of Act No. 1 of 1985 relating to education in the various national languages used in Hungary. In certain cases, neighbouring countries, such as Yugoslavia and the Federal Republic of Germany, had been able to make a valuable contribution in that respect. In the regions containing sizeable minorities, the teaching of the languages of those minorities was compulsory in schools attended by the Hungarian majority. On the question of parliamentary representation of the minorities, it should be noted that at present the minorities were not really represented in Parliament, since they had only 18 deputies - including two Gypsies - out of a total of 368. Draft legislation on a two-chamber System was thus under consideration in order to enable the minorities, through the establishment of a lower chamber, to exercise their rights more effectively. 228. Replying to the specific questions on the Gypsies, the representative of the State party described the differentiation that operated within Gypsy society. Thus, 25 per cent of that population had attained a level of development comparable to the average level of the Hungarian population, while for half of them the level of development corresponded to that of the least advanced strata of Hungarian society, the third segment being composed of totally margiaalized inhabitants. The Government had set itself the target of integrating the Gypsies as fully as Possible within the rest of society and was trying to base its action On GYPSY children, i.e., the age group most susceptible to adaptation through School enrolment. 229. In conclusion, the representative of the State party reminded members that his country was currently going through a transitional period and expressed regret that he had been unable to reply as precisely as he would have wished to some Of the 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the social and educational aspects of Hungary, discussing the implementation of education provisions, parliamentary representation of minorities, and the integration of a marginalized group (Gypsies). These themes suggest that the text is related to the education and social development of the country.

**Category**
Education, Humanitarian aid and relief