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ECRI welcomes Albania’s significant progress, but some issues give rise for concern
In its sixth report on Albania, the European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI) welcomes the significant progress made by the authorities, but calls for additional steps to address several issues that give rise for concern (see also the Albanian and French versions of the report)....
National minorities and COVID-19: inequality deepened, vulnerability exacerbated
On 28 May, the Advisory Committee on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities made a statement welcoming the efforts made by the authorities in several Council of Europe member states during the COVID-19 pandemic to reach out to persons belonging to national minorities...
Congress Chamber President calls for suspension of territorial reform in Latvia to allow for proper consultation
Following the information received by the Latvian Association of local and regional governments regarding worrying developments of the current territorial reform, the President of the Chamber of Local Authorities of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Xavier Cadoret, expressed...
Cyprus: efforts to uphold national minority rights welcomed, but improvement needed
A “general climate of tolerance” prevails in Cyprus, in particular towards the three constitutionally recognised national minorities: the Armenian, Maronite and Latin (Roman Catholic) religious groups, according to a report published today by the Council of Europe’s Advisory Committee on the...
