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Sanila-Aikio v. Finland, Käkkäläjärvi et al. v. Finland
In November 2018, the →Human Rights Committee adopted its views in two cases against Finland. At issue was the right of the Sami people to determine the membership of their...Author: Nagy Noémi
School segregation of the Roma before the ECtHR
Segregationcases constitute a separate line of the ECtHR’s jurisprudence in the context of minority education. In these cases, Roma children, due to their alleged insufficient knowledge of the State languageor...Author: Nagy Noémi
segregation
Intentional or promoted separation of persons or groups on the basis of race, religion, belief, sex, sexual orientation or any other difference, whether perceived or real, without being permitted by...Author: Szalayné Sándor Erzsébet
simplified naturalisation
On 26 May 2010 the Hungarian Citizenship Act was amended, as a result of which the preferential naturalisation of Hungarians living beyond the border commenced on 1 January 2011. The...Author: Kántor Zoltán
SITUATION OF THE KOSOVO SERBS
Kosovo, whose status is still disputed by many, unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia on 17 February 2008. Serbia still considers Kosovo as part of itself, despite the fact that...Author: Palusek Erik
situation of the Roma and the European Union’s Roma strategy
The ‘EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020’ is the first comprehensive integration document at European level which has enjoyed both professional and political support in the...Author: Szalayné Sándor Erzsébet
Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
The Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe was created on 10 June 1999 on the initiative of the European Union after the war in Kosovo. Forty countries and major international organisations...Author: Gyurcsík Iván
state language (official language)
The state language (official language) is usually taken to mean the national language that is the historically established majority language used in the country. The official language can also sometimes...Author: Bárdi Nándor
State Secretariat for Kin-State Policy
Since 2010 national policy is steered by the Deputy Prime Minister responsibility for Kin-State Policy. In the new system set up after the 2010 elections the State Secretariat for Kin-State...Author: Kántor Zoltán
Szekler flag
Although the blue and gold flag with a sun star and crescent moon, which has become the symbol of the Szekler autonomist movement, is a brand new creation, it is...Author: Zahorán Csaba