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		<title>FCNM:Social Inclusion and the effective participation of minorities</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:16:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The main purpose of this original power point presentation was to share key points on recent work on monitoring and reporting, an impact review and effective participation that were relevant to the ETF and the Western Balkans. European Training Fund 1. Social Inclusion and the effective participation of minorities ( Sunday 1 November 2008 ) [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=202&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Framework Convention and social inclusion</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The focus on this presentation is on the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and in specific on its content and monitoring mechanisms. As Social inclusion was a key issue of the meeting and the Advisory Committee was developing a Commentary on its Article 15 that relates to participation in social and economic [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=200&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Responses of FCNM to minorities in transition</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:57:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This presentation was part of a policy dialogue in Brussels following the publication of a report on minorities in transition. It proposes strengthening the impact of existing minority rights instruments and closer links between the Council of Europe and the European Union. Policy Dialogue Minorities in an ever wider European Union Madam Chairperson, First of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=197&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Economic and Social dimensions of Effective Participation</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THIS ARTICLE SHOWS THAT THERE ARE A WIDE SET OF STANDARDS IN PLACE TO PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL PARTICIPATION OF MINORITIES. IT IDENTIFIES THE MANY GAPS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED INCLUDING THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF STATES CONCERNING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OF MINORITY COMMUNITIES, IDENTIFYING THE ROMA AS ONE OF A SET OF [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=194&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Democratic Participation of Migrants.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:33:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This short presentation on participation and the FCNM was given to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly to identify parallels with between participation and minorities and participation and Migrants. Measures to improve the Democratic participation of Migrants. Shared lessons with the Advisory Committee on FCNM Mr. Chairman, Thank you for inviting me to speak on [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=192&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Reporting and the participation of minorities.</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This presentation highlights some of the best practices in involving national minorities in the State Reporting on the implementation of the FCNM. It was presented in Croatia but is widely applicable. “Best Practices concerning forms of participation in the preparation of a State Report on the Implementation of the Framework Convention.” Alan Phillips, President Council [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=190&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Consultation as a tool for the realisation of minority rights</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:20:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Annual Minority Rights Lecture was given at EURAC, Bolzano Italy emphasizing the importance of good consultation both for the work of the Advisory Committee in monitoring the FCNM but also, with effective participation part of the process of inclusion. EURAC Annual Minority Rights lecture by Dr Alan Phillips, President of the Advisory Committee Title: [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=188&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2006-8 Activity Report of FCNM Advisory Committee</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:09:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This document was presented to the Committee of Ministers Deputies (Ambassadors) of the Council of Europe to describing the work of the Advisory Committee of the FCNM from 2006-2008. There is a presentation that highlights the major points. Strasbourg, 28 May 2008 ACFC/INF(2008)001 ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=186&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Impact of the OSCE HCNM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 11:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This presentation was made to a group of OSCE Ambassadors in The Hague to celebrate the successful work of the HCNM and the close cooperation with the Advisory Committee of the FCNM. They often approach the same issues from mutually reinforcing but different perspectives, which has been valued by both and welcomed by governments and [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=183&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ten years of Implementing the FCNM</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 04:46:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This paper draws on the short formal presentation made to government officials and others in Strasbourg to mark the 10th Anniversary of FCNM coming into force. It highlights the key elements of the FCNM, major developments, participation and the impact of the Framework Convention. The 10th anniversary of the Framework Convention for the Protection of [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=rightsofminorities.wordpress.com&#038;blog=14299434&#038;post=177&#038;subd=rightsofminorities&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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