MINELRES: CoE FCNM: Committee of Ministers adopts resolutions on protection of minorities in Austria and Sweden

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


THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS ON MINORITY PROTECTION
IN AUSTRIA AND SWEDEN

Strasbourg 11.06.2008 - The Committee of Ministers has just adopted a
resolution on the protection of national minorities in Austria and
Sweden. These resolutions contains conclusions and recommendations,
highlighting positive developments but also a number of areas where
further measures are needed to advance the implementation of the
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities.

The resolutions are largely based on the corresponding Opinions of the
Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention. The detailed Opinions of
the Advisory Committee of independent experts, together with the
comments by the government of Austria and Sweden, are also available on
line. 
 
(see http://www.coe.int/minorities News)


Nicola Markes-Goerlach
Council of Europe 
Directorate General of Human Rights and Legal Affairs / 
Secretariat of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National
Minorities 
F-67075
Strasbourg-Cedex

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