MINELRES: CoE FCNM AC adopts opinions on Malta, Romania as well as on Kosovo

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Original sender: Nicola Markes-Goerlach<[email protected]> 


Latest news from the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection 
of National Minorities concerning Malta, Romania and Kosovo 

THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADOPTS OPINIONS
ON MALTA, ROMANIA AS WELL AS ON KOSOVO

Strasbourg 28.11.2005 - The Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for 
the Protection of National Minorities adopted two country-specific opinions 
last week under the second cycle of monitoring the implementation of this 
convention in States Parties. The opinions adopted relate to Malta and Romania.

The Advisory Committee also adopted an opinion on the implementation of the 
Framework Convention in Kosovo in accordance with the agreement signed on 23 
August 2004 by UNMIK and the Council of Europe related to the monitoring of 
this Council of Europe Treaty.

These three opinions will now be submitted to the Committee of Ministers, which 
is to adopt conclusions and recommendations.

Further information on the work of these bodies may be found on the following 
web-site: www.coe.int/minorities .

PS. For technical reasons, the links to the 2nd cycle opinions and background 
information on Kosovo (Agreement, UNMIK report etc) cannot be made and will be 
available as soon as possible. These three opinions are not yet public.
 

Nicola Markes-Goerlach 
Council of Europe 
Directorate General of Human Rights 
Secretariat of the Framework Convention 
for the Protection of National Minorities 
F-67075 Strasbourg-Cedex 
[email protected] 
http://www.coe.int/minorities 
 


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