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Fifth Report Submitted by the Slovak Republic ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES ACFC/SR/V(2019)002 Fifth Report submitted by the Slovak Republic Pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities – received on 31 January 2019 ACFC/SR/V(2019)002 The Fifth Report on the Implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities in the Slovak Republic Bratislava 2018 ACFC/SR/V(2019)002 I. Introduction 1. The Slovak Republic is an active Party to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM). It participated in its preparation and ratified it as the third member state of the Council of Europe ("CoE") on 14 September 1995 2. The presented Fifth Report on the Implementation of the FCNM has been prepared in accordance with the resolution of the Committee of Ministers of the CoE (hereinafter referred to as "Committee of Ministers”) (97) 10, setting the five-year periodicity of the implementation reports and in accordance with the guidelines for national reports to be submitted under the fifth monitoring cycle. 3. The report is based on the resolution of the Committee of Ministers CM/ResCMN (2016)6 on the Implementation of the Framework Convention in Slovakia, as well as the opinion of the Advisory Committee on the FCNM (hereinafter referred to as “FCNM Advisory Committee”) on the fourth Implementation Report. 4. The results of the fourth monitoring cycle were the subject of the Slovak Government session on 11 January 2017 as publicly available material. The material also included the Report on the progress and results of the fourth monitoring cycle, which contains essential information on the FCNM, its control mechanism and the previous monitoring cycles. The material also included the fourth evaluation report of the FCNM Advisory Committee, together with the opinion of the Slovak Republic on it and the related resolution of the Committee of Ministers. The Government of the Slovak Republic has obliged the relevant ministers and the Slovak Government Plenipotentiary for Romani Communities (hereinafter referred to as "Plenipotentiary for RC") to acquaint themselves with the results of the fourth monitoring cycle, to assess the possibility of their implementation and to inform about the measures taken during preparation of the fifth implementation report. Prior to the session of the Government of the Slovak Republic, the Report on the Progress and Results of the Fourth Monitoring Cycle was discussed by the Committee on National Minorities and Ethnic Groups of the Government Council of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights, National Minorities and Gender Equality (hereinafter referred to as “Committee”), which was approved by Resolution No. 85 of 13 September 2016. 5. Slovakia also continued the dialogue with the FCNM Advisory Committee through a follow-up seminar on the implementation of the results of the third monitoring cycle of the FCNM in Slovakia. The seminar was organized by the Slovak Government Plenipotentiary for National Minorities (hereinafter referred to as "Plenipotentiary for NM") in cooperation with the FCNM Secretariat. At the event, members of the FCNM Advisory Committee presented the main conclusions and basic recommendations of the Fourth Evaluation Report on the Slovak Republic. The following panels, including the Public Defender of Rights, the Representative of the Office of the Plenipotentiary for the RC, Vice-Chairman of the Committee on National Minorities and Ethnic Groups of the Government Council of the Slovak Republic for Human Rights, National Minorities and Gender Equality (hereinafter referred to as " Government Council"), were aimed at promoting tolerance, mutual respect and intercultural dialogue, upbringing and education of national minorities. The themes of the seminar also included the protection and development of the culture and languages of national minorities, where the State Secretary of the Ministry of Culture of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "MoC SR"), the spokesperson of the Hungarian Round Table, the ACFC/SR/V(2019)002 representative of the civic association (hereinafter referred to as "CA") In Minorita, the director of the Office of the Plenipotentiary for NM and the representative of the Round Table of Rusyns of Slovakia had their speech during the discussion. At the end of the seminar, the fourth thematic comment under the title Scope of the FCNM was presented by the Committee members. The Plenipotentiary for NM appreciated the high level of the discussion between members of the Advisory Committee and the present representatives of central government bodies, representatives of national minorities as well as experts from the academic and scientific community concerned with the protection of the rights of national minorities. 6. The Slovak Republic welcomes this form of dialogue with the FCNM Advisory Committee, which, thanks to the experience, knowledge and expertise of its members, is of great assistance to FCNM contracting parties in helping to effectively implement the convention into practice. Therefore, after the fifth monitoring cycle, a follow-up seminar is planned. 7. The presented fifth implementation report focuses primarily on the presentation of the development of legislation and social practice in the protection of national minorities, i.e. preserving their national awareness and promoting their spiritual, cultural and linguistic identity as well as preventing and suppressing persistent manifestations of discrimination of ethnic minority members on an ethnic basis, in the monitored period from 2013 to December 2018. The process of preparation of the implementation report included the inclusion of members of national minorities living in the Slovak Republic through their delegated representatives in the Committee. ACFC/SR/V(2019)002 II. General information 8. Tasks in the area of the preservation, development and promotion of the rights of members of national minorities and the implementation of systemic measures to improve the status of national minorities are under the authority of the Plenipotentiary for NM. The activity of the Plenipotentiary for NM is provided by the Office of the Plenipotentiary for NM, incorporated into the organizational structure of the Government Office of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "Government Office"). After the elections to the National Council of the Slovak Republic (hereinafter referred to as "NC SR"), which took place on 5 March 2016, the Government of the Slovak Republic appointed László Bukovszky as the Plenipotentiary for NM on 13 April 2016. 9. Within its competence, the Plenipotentiary for NM fulfills the tasks resulting from the Program Statement of the Government of the Slovak Republic for 2016-2020 (hereinafter referred to as "Program Statement"). The Program Statement supports the European democratic traditions of freedom, human dignity and tolerance in the fight against fascism and right-wing extremism. On the basis of this democratic conviction, the Slovak Government is ready to strengthen the policy of understanding and reconciliation of Slovak citizens of all nationalities with a unique opportunity to start a new phase of support for national minorities. 10. In accordance with the Program Statement, the Government of the Slovak Republic regards the protection and promotion of the development of national minorities as a natural mission for the formation of a modern society. It will provide effective protection for national minorities and for the rights and freedoms of these minorities within the rule of law, respecting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states. The Government of the Slovak Republic guarantees dignified conditions for the development of every national minority in accordance with the Constitution of the Slovak Republic and international treaties and conventions, while preserving the balanced relations of the majority population with national minorities through tolerant dialogue in the Slovak society. National minorities represent an important part of our society with great cultural wealth and an important historical heritage. The Government of the Slovak Republic is committed to protect national minorities, which is important for stability, democratic security and peace throughout the whole continent. It will create conditions for the development of national minorities in the area of the preservation and development of their identity, language, culture and traditions. 11. In the Program Statement, the Government of the Slovak Republic undertook to ensure the alignment of the Railways Act with Act No. 184/1999 Coll. on the Use of the Language of National Minorities as amended (hereinafter referred to as "Act on the Use of Languages of National Minorities") in the field of railway stations and stops name designation in nationally mixed areas and to adopt Act No. 138/2017 Coll. on the Fund for the Promotion of the Culture of National Minorities and on the Amendment and Supplement of Certain Acts (hereinafter referred to as "Fund Act") in order to provide systematic support for the cultural and artistic activities of all of the national minorities in the Slovak Republic, support the exemption of all schools with a small number of students from compulsory quotas in linguistically mixed territories, increase the support and ensure the development of the education of children and pupils belonging to national minorities in their native language, support the
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