The Right of the Minorities to Participate in the Public Life on Local Level: The Case of Republic of Macedonia in the Framework of the EU Policy of ‘Regional Approach’

2015 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 879-895
Author(s):  
Melina Grizo ◽  
Jovan Ananiev ◽  
Zaneta Poposka
Keyword(s):  
Local Level ◽  
Public Life ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
The Body ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Regional Approach ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
The Eu

The paper aims to contribute to the clarification of several aspects of the minorities’ right to participate in public life on local level. It considers the following elements: analysis of the Macedonian legal and constitutional framework; analysis of relevant provision of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Union’s treatment of the issue in the framework of its foreign policy of ‘Regional Approach’ (1996-1999). The analysis relies on two comparisons. Firstly, it contrasts the content of the EU conditionality in the field of minority rights developed during the 1990’s in the framework of the eastern enlargement with the content of conditionality in the same field developed in the framework of the ‘Regional Approach’. Secondly, the study encompasses a brief comparison with the later development of the relevant standards within the framework of the subsequently developed EU enlargement policy of Stabilisation and Association Process (SAP). Considering that the EU relies on the standards developed in the system of Council of Europe in the field of minority rights, the analysis in particular attempts to contribute to the understanding of the dynamics of this ‘’borrowing’’, during which the Council and the Commission rely on certain aspects of the body of rules of the Council of Europe, while omitting others.

International Developments 2016: Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, Including Education and the Media, in the Context of European Minorities and from the Perspective of International Law

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (01) ◽  
pp. 51-89
Author(s):  
Mariya Riekkinen
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Cultural Life ◽  
Scope Of Application ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Eu

From the perspective of the rights of minorities in Europe, this section overviews international developments concerning economic and socio-cultural entitlements, including those related to education and the media. It is thematically structured around two clusters related to the minority rights: (a) cultural activities and facilities, including the media; and (b) economic and social life, including education, which are covered by the provisions of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages (ETS. No. 148). This review starts with an analysis of the 2016 developments at the UN level, and continues with an overview of advancements at the levels of the OSCE, the EU, and the Council of Europe. The adoption of the Thematic Commentary No. 4 “The Scope of Application of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities” by the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (ACFC) is among the most important highlights.

Cooperation Between The Council Of Europe And The European Union And Modern International Law

2021 ◽  
Vol 38 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Volodymyr Kopanchuk ◽  
Tetiana Zanfirova ◽  
Tetiana Novalska ◽  
Dmytro Zabzaliuk ◽  
Kateryna Stasiukova
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Law ◽  
Legal Aspect ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
International Agreements ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

Cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union is of great interest to Ukraine, which defines the entry into the European legal field as one of the main vectors of its development. The study is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the impact of cooperation between the Council of Europe and the European Union on the development of modern international law. The authors studied the formation and development of collaboration between the Council of Europe and the EU; emphasized the legal aspects of cooperation between the European Council and the EU in the EU enlargement process; analyzed in detail the types of international agreements through the legal aspect and clarified the impact of cooperation between the Council of Europe and the EU on the development of modern international law and describe the forms of international legal cooperation between the Council of Europe and the EU.

Joining Forces or Reinventing the Wheel? The EU and the Protection of National Minorities

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 287-305
Author(s):  
Gulara Guliyeva
Keyword(s):  
Coherent System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Member States ◽  
Double Standards ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Accession Process ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThis article explores a model of minority protection that the European Union (EU) could adopt. The discussion first assesses the possibility for the EU to join forces with the Council of Europe through internalising, or even acceding to, the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM). This would provide numerous benefits, such as provision of consistent benchmarks of minority protection when applied to candidate States in the accession process to the EU, availability of mechanisms to resolve remaining issues relating to minorities within the EU post-accession and elimination of double standards between 'new' and 'old' Member States. Yet these developments are politically sensitive and prone to create procedural difficulties. The alternative option of an EU regime of minority protection is discussed next, focusing on the impact EU law may have on minority rights in Member States. Based on this analysis, the article concludes that an attempt by the EU to develop a coherent system of minority protection may result in reinventing the wheel. Therefore, it is suggested that the EU may be better placed to encourage candidate countries and Member States' implementation of the FCNM.

Quiet Diplomacy, the European Union and Conflict Prevention: Learning from the HCNM on Issues of Social Cohesion

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Johns
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conflict Prevention ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
High Commissioner ◽  
The Eu

This article examines the issue of social cohesion inside the European Union (EU). While the organisation is currently experiencing an economic crisis the article argues that issues surrounding minority rights are deeper and more troubling. Within the EU’s current and prospective borders there remain issues surrounding national minorities, traditional migrants and intra-EU migrants. The intra-EU migrants are of particular interest in that they bridge the gap between the other two groups as they are migrants – with EU protected rights. This article argues that the EU itself must become involved in the maintenance of social cohesion. It recommends the use of quiet diplomacy, best illustrated by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe High Commissioner on National Minorities. After an examination of the use of quiet diplomacy by the various High Commissioners the article outlines the issues of social cohesion facing the EU. It concludes with the recommendation that the European Commission adopt the tenets of quiet diplomacy as a means of influencing dialogue and to promote minority protection within the union.

A Critical Appraisal of EU Governance for the Protection of Minority Rights

2010 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tawhida Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Minority Groups ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
The European Union ◽  
New Governance ◽  
Rights Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Regulatory Capacity ◽  
Modes Of Governance ◽  
Migrant Groups ◽  
The Eu

AbstractThe European Union (EU) has increasing regulatory capacity and capability for minority rights protection. A combination of old and new governance measures have been useful in affording the EU that capacity. Both modes of governance impact on EU migrant groups, particularly where they are free movers of a different nationality, race or ethnic orgin to the (dominant) members of the states to which they have migrated. In addition, new governance measures also allow a degree of impact on other minority groups, such as national minorities, whether or not individuals from these groups exercise free movement rights. Together, old and new governance measures offer certain extents of 'respect' for, 'protection' of and 'promotion' of minority rights.

scholarly journals Local-level immigration and life satisfaction: The EU enlargement experience in England and Wales

2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artjoms Ivlevs ◽  
Michail Veliziotis
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
England And Wales ◽  
European Union Enlargement ◽  
Registration Scheme ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Demographic Patterns ◽  
The Eu

The 2004 European Union enlargement resulted in an unprecedented wave of 1.5 million workers relocating from Eastern Europe to the UK. We study the links between this migrant inflow and life satisfaction of native residents in England and Wales. Combining the British Household Panel Survey with the Local Authority level administrative data from the Worker Registration Scheme, we find that higher levels of local immigration were associated with a decrease in life satisfaction among older, unemployed and lower-income people, and with an increase in life satisfaction among younger, employed, higher-income and better educated people. These findings are driven by the initial ‘migration shock’ – the inflows that occurred in the first two years after the enlargement. Overall, our study highlights the importance of local-level immigration in shaping the life satisfaction of receiving populations. We also argue that our results help explain the socio-demographic patterns observed in the UK Brexit vote.

scholarly journals The Protection of National Minorities within the Council of Europe: An Analytical Review

2013 ◽  
pp. 141-156
Author(s):  
Jabbar Aslan ◽  
Khabbat Aslani
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Minority Rights ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Minority Protection ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Analytical Review

According to the preamble of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, which has entered into force on 1 February 1998, minority rights are an integral part of fundamental human rights. This instrument is the ever legally binding treaty in the regional and also universal level that taken on great importance in addressing the challenges of minority protection in evolving and increasingly diverse societies. So, this paper has an analytical approach to the protection of minorities within the Council of Europe and for this, especially, focuses on the Framework Convention: namely its content, its rights-holders, and also- the most important point of view - the problems, challenges and tasks that this legally instrument faces with it in practice. One must take into account that the Framework Convention has passed 13 years of its birth and the authors aim to analyse its achievements and in the same time, its challenges as well. Thus, we reiterate once more that our method is analytical to examine the topic.

scholarly journals EUROPEAN SECURITY POLICY AND THE ROLE OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS (COUNCIL OF EUROPE, OSCE, THE EU) IN THE CONFLICT SOLUTION IN EASTERN UKRAINE

2019 ◽  
pp. 118-122
Author(s):  
Tetiana Katsevych ◽  
Iryna Fedorchenko
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Security Policy ◽  
Local Level ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
European Security ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
International Media ◽  
International Response ◽  
Conflict Solution ◽  
The Eu

The situation in Ukraine concerns the international community since January 2014 and remains a central issue in legal and political science researches. The United Nations Security Council (UN) was not only unable to prevent the conflict but also to take any possible steps to resolve it. As a result, a number of regional European organizations have been involved in the crisis in eastern Ukraine. The article discusses the mechanisms of activity of key European structures and organizations which aim at preventing, mitigating and resolving the conflict in Ukraine. The specifics of the methods used by each organization are determined, the success of their activities is evaluated, and the ways of increasing their effectiveness and involvement in resolving the Russian-Ukrainian conflict are suggested. The international response of the European community to the conflict in Crimea and eastern Ukraine has been investigated. The approaches, activities and efforts of the OSCE, the EU and the Council of Europe to address the conflict are reviewed. As the crisis in Ukraine deepened, the tasks of the OSCE Monitoring Mission included the following: facilitating access of international experts to the MH17 crash place, monitoring the implementation of Minsk agreements, facilitating the dialogue on local level to achieve a temporary ceasefire, participating in humanitarian sector coordination groups, ongoing supplying with the information regional, national and international media on the current state of conflict. Accordingly, the situation should not be confined solely to the conflict between Ukraine and Russia, as it poses a threat not only to the territorial integrity of Ukraine but also to security in Europe, so the activities of international organizations should be assessed comprehensively with a focus on the need for international law to be respected by all parties concerned.

scholarly journals Hungary at the Head of the Council of Europe

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-23
Author(s):  
Lyubov Shishelina ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Central Europe ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
The West ◽  
European Organization ◽  
National Minorities ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
First Time ◽  
Visegrad Group ◽  
The Eu

In the article, the author analyzes the program and plans of Hungary’s Presidency in the Council of Europe, a body that unites 47 countries of the continent today. This is the second presidency of Budapest in this representative European organization and, like the first time, it comes at a difficult time in terms of both the international situation and the global situation with the Coronacrisis and its consequences. The author notes that in parallel, Hungary will also chair the Visegrad Group. And taking into account the Slovenian presidency of the Council of the EU from July 2021, we can talk about the time of Central Europe in continental politics. The author notes that significant changes in this regard should not be expected, but the countries of the region will try to focus the attention of the whole of Europe on the issues of concern to Central Europe. Noting Hungary’s characteristic desire to bring the issue of national minorities to international discussion, the author also emphasizes the desire of Budapest, which successfully maintains contacts both in the eastern and western directions, to help resolve the new and old crises that have accumulated in relations between the East and the West of Europe to this day.

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