Source: Henning Schacht

The members of the national minorities with German citizenship who are protected under the Framework Convention (the Danes, the Sorbian people, the Frisian ethnic group and the German Sinti and Roma) each have their settlement area only in certain states (Länder) of the Federal Republic of Germany (with the exception of the German Sinti and Roma). Due to the geographical distribution of the minorities concerned, this report focuses on the information provided by these states on legislative acts and on other measures taken to implement the principles enshrined in the Framework Convention. The report also includes comments by the organizations of the national minorities and ethnic groups traditionally resident in Germany, to which the Framework Convention applies. (01/2014, 113 pages)

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