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Fifth Report Submitted by Germany ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON THE FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 Fifth Report submitted by Germany 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)001 2 Fifth Report of the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Article 25 (2) of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities 2019 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 3 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 4 Table of contents A. Preliminary remarks .................................................................................................................. 8 B. Updated geographic and demographic information .......................................................... 11 C. General developments ............................................................................................................. 12 I. Changed framework conditions ...................................................................................12 1. Framework agreements and state treaties between federal states and associations 12 2. Funding agreements ...............................................................................................16 3. Financial support for national minorities ..................................................................17 4. Amended legal provisions in the federal state of Brandenburg................................25 II. Language conference, November 2014 .......................................................................28 III. Debate on the Charter languages in the German Bundestag, June 2017 ....................28 IV. Annual implementation conference .............................................................................29 V. Brochure published by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community ...29 D. Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers .............................................................. 30 I. Recommendation 1: General Equal Treatment Act ...................................................30 II. Recommendation 2: The status of German Sinti and Roma in society ......................37 III. Recommendation 3: Combating racism and intolerance ...........................................47 IV. Recommendation 4 - Equality data collection and evaluation ....................................73 V. Recommendation 5 - Preservation of cultural heritage ..............................................74 VI. Recommendation 6 - Targeted improvement of police structures ..............................81 VII. Recommendation 7 - Minority languages in the media ..............................................90 VIII. Recommendation 8 - Minority languages in public life ..............................................96 IX. Recommendation 9 - Knowledge of national minorities in schools .......................... 103 X. Recommendation 10 - Education ............................................................................ 119 XI. Recommendation 11 - Promote the effective participation of the German Sinti ........... and Roma ............................................................................................................... 126 E. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee................................................................. 131 I. Article 3 ..................................................................................................................... 131 1. Scope of application of the Framework Convention .............................................. 131 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 5 2. Self-identification of Sinti and Roma ..................................................................... 134 II. Article 4 ..................................................................................................................... 136 1. Legislative and institutional framework against discrimination ............................... 136 2. Equality data ......................................................................................................... 140 3. Institutional and legal framework for the protection and promotion of ........................ minority rights ....................................................................................................... 141 4. Promotion of full and effective equality of Sinti and Roma ..................................... 143 III. Article 5 ..................................................................................................................... 144 1. Preserving and promoting the culture of members of national minorities .............. 144 2. Impact of lignite mining on the preservation of Sorbian language and culture ....... 149 IV. Article 6 ..................................................................................................................... 151 1. Tolerance and intercultural dialogue ..................................................................... 151 2. Media, the Internet and social media networks ..................................................... 161 3. Combating racism and hate crimes ....................................................................... 166 4. Conduct of law enforcement officials..................................................................... 168 V. Article 9 ..................................................................................................................... 185 1. Access of the Danish minority and of the Frisian ethnic group to the media .......... 185 2. Representation of minorities in media regulatory bodies ....................................... 188 VI. Article 10 ................................................................................................................... 190 VII. Article 11 ................................................................................................................. 191 1. Personal names and official documents ................................................................ 191 2. Topographical signs .............................................................................................. 193 VIII. Article 12................................................................................................................. 194 1. Equal access to education .................................................................................... 194 2. Intercultural education .......................................................................................... 202 3. Teacher training and textbooks for teaching in and of minority languages ............ 210 IX. Article 13 ................................................................................................................... 213 X. Article 14 ................................................................................................................... 216 1. Teaching in and of Frisian languages ................................................................... 216 2. Teaching in and of Sorbian ................................................................................... 219 3. Teaching of Romani .............................................................................................. 220 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 6 XI. Article 15 ................................................................................................................... 223 1. Participation in public affairs ................................................................................. 223 2. Participation of Sinti and Roma in socio-economic life .......................................... 228 XII. Article 18 ................................................................................................................. 232 F. Comments by the associations ............................................................................................. 240 Comments by the Danish minority ................................................................................. 241 Comments by the Frisian ethnic group .......................................................................... 245 Comments by Domowina Bund Lausitzer Sorben e.V. ................................................... 249 Comments by the Central Council of German Sinti and Roma (Zentralrat deutscher …………….… Sinti und Roma) ............................................................................................................. 258 Comments by the Minority Council ............................................................................... 277 E. Concluding remarks .............................................................................................................. 301 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 7 ACFC/SR/V(2019)001 8 A. Preliminary remarks The Fifth Report of the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Article 25 (2) of the Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities was prepared by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community in cooperation with other federal ministries and the responsible state authorities, and in consultation with the umbrella organizations of the national minorities in Germany protected by the Framework Convention. The umbrella organizations of the national minorities were invited to express their views on the implementation status of the Framework Convention in the Federal Republic of Germany, which are not necessarily in line with those of the authorities. Their written comments are included in Chapter F of the present report. An implementation conference to finalize the Fifth Report
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