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Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

Following the re-organisation of the Council of Europe secretariat and the new structures in force at 1st of October, the Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities becomes part of the Human Rights and Antidiscrimination Division, Directorate General II - Democracy

The portal will be progressively updated in order to reflect the latest changes.

News

01/02/2012
Armenia, Bulgaria and Finland: adoption of Committee of Ministers' Resolutions

26/01/2012
Switzerland: receipt of the 3rd cycle State Report

23/01/2012
Bulgaria: publication of the 2nd cycle ACFC Opinion

23/01/2012
Ukraine: 3rd cycle monitoring visit

06/01/2012
United Kingdom: publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

20/12/2011
Austria: publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

07/12/2011
"The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia": publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

01/12/2011
Denmark: publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

25/11/2011
42nd Meeting of the Advisory Committee:
adoption of Opinions on Albania and the Russian Federation

22/11/2011
Azerbaijan: receipt of the 3rd cycle State Report

08/11/2011
Estonia: publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

07/11/2011
Slovenia: publication of the 3rd cycle ACFC Opinion

31/10/2011
Norway: 3rd cycle follow-up meeting

17/10/2011
Romania: 3rd cycle monitoring visit

21/09/2011
Cyprus: adoption of Committee of Ministers' Resolution

 

More recent news

Last update  : 08/02/2012

Table of signatures and ratifications
and status of monitoring work
(PDF)

Podcast: Minority integration in Europe: 12 December 2011
 

Video interview with Prof. Rainer Hofmann, President of the Advisory Committee:
Part I
Part II

 Commentaries of the Advisory
 Committee

Participation (07/02/2008)
(Albanian, Bosnian, Czech, German, Hungarian, Macedonian, Russian (electronic version available shortly), Serbian and Swedish; [Georgian version will be available soon]

Education (02/03/2006)
(Azeri, Czech, Russian, Serbian, and Swedish)

 
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European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
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LGTB Unit
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Remembrance of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity (link to follow)
Social Cohesion and Diversity (Social Cohesion and Integration, Social Cohesion, Research and Early Warning, Migration Co-ordination)
Commissioner for Human Rights
Roma division
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