A delegation of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities will be visiting Austria from 4-8 July 2016.

This is the fourth visit of the Advisory Committee to Austria. The delegation will be meeting with representatives of central, regional and local government as well as civil society and national minorities in Vienna and Parndorf to discuss the implementation of the Framework Convention with relevant stakeholders. The fourth Opinion is expected to be adopted in October 2016.

The Delegation includes Mr Reinis ĀBOLTIŅŠ, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Latvia, Mr Neven ANĐELIĆ, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Besarion BOKHASHVILI, Advisory Committee member elected in respect of Georgia and Ms Charlotte ALTENHÖNER-DION, Administrator, secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

Note: Austria submitted its fourth State Report under the Framework Convention in January 2016.