Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM)

News

11/06/2013
Committee of Ministers: adoption of a resolution on Sweden

03/06/2013
Poland: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

27/05/2013
Serbia: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

30/04/2013
Committee of Ministers: outline for 4th cycle State reports approved

30/04/2013
Committee of Ministers: adoption of a resolution on the Russian Federation

19/04/2013
Ireland:
publication of the 3rd ACFC Opinion and the government comments

11/04/2013
Sweden: follow-up visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

09/04/2013
Ukraine:
publication of the 3rd ACFC Opinion and the government comments

Romania: publication of the 3rd cycle government comments

25/03/2013
Latvia: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

19/03/2013
Netherlands: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

14/03/2013
Serbia: receipt of the 3rd cycle State Report

17/03/2013
Advisory Committee:  adoption of three Opinions

28/01/2013
Montenegro: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

17/12/2012
Committee of Ministers: adoption of two new resolutions

13/12/2012
Advisory Committee: Election of experts to the list of experts eligible to serve on the Advisory Committee
Poland: receipt of the 3rd cycle State Report

04/12/2012
Kosovo*: visit of the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities

 

 

 

 

 

* All reference to Kosovo, whether to the territory, institutions or population, in this text shall be understood in full compliance with United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244 and without prejudice to the status of Kosovo.

More recent news

Last update  : 14/06/2013

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

Fact Sheet
FCNM leaflet

Podcast: Launch of the Third Thematic Commentary on Language Rights , Video interview with Athanasia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, President of the Advisory Committee,
15 October 2012

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

Language Rights (24/05/2012)
(Armenian, English, French, Russian)

Participation (07/02/2008)
(Armenian, Albanian, Bosnian, Czech, English, French, Georgian, German, Hungarian, Macedonian, Russian, Serbian and Swedish

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

 
 Links
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
ECRI
LGTB Unit
Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS)
Sport Conventions
Remembrance of the Holocaust and Prevention of Crimes against Humanity
Social Cohesion and Diversity (Social Cohesion and Integration, Social Cohesion, Research and Early Warning, Migration Co-ordination)
Commissioner for Human Rights
Roma  
Directorate of Education and Languages/Education of Roma Children
Venice Commission
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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)
OHCHR – Human Rights Council 

Eurac
ECMI
MRG