Fourth Report Submitted by Serbia Pursuant to Article 25
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ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 Fourth Report submitted by Serbia pursuant to Article 25, paragraph 2 of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities - received on 18 September 2018 ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 Republic of Serbia FRAMEWORK CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NATIONAL MINORITIES The Fourth Periodical Report Submitted to the General Secretary of the Council of Europe in accordance with Article 25 of the Framework Convention Belgrade, September 2018 2 ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 Contents I. Introduction................................................................................................................................5 II. Follow-up measures ................................................................................................................. 7 III. Recommendations of the Committee of Ministers ............................................................ 12 1. Roma status (recommendation 1) .......................................................................................... 12 2. Elimination of segregation of the Roma in education (recommendation 2) ......................... 21 3. Participation of national minorities in electoral process and state administration (recommendation3) ................................................................................................................... 24 4. Revision of the Law on National Councils of National Minorities (recommendation 4) .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.4 5. Flexible approach to the use of data from the latest census (recommendation 5) .............. 338 6. Implementation of recommendations of independent public authorities (recommendation 6) .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.1 7. Citizenship and identity documents (recommendation 7) .... Error! Bookmark not defined.5 8. Equality in the application of regulations and practices with respect to the rights of national minorities (recommendation 8) ................................................................................................. 50 9. Strengthening interactions between communities and prosecuting hate-motivated offences (recommendation 9) ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.2 10. Worship services in the languages of national minorities (recommendation 10) ........ Error! Bookmark not defined.5 11. Ensuring the viability of media in the languages of national minorities (recommendation 11)............................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.7 12. Use of minority languages at local level (recommendation 12) ......... Error! Bookmark not defined.5 13. Recognition of diplomas delivered by educational institutions in the region (recommendation 13) .............................................................. .Error! Bookmark not defined.3 14. Availability of textbooks and the exercise of the right to educationin minority languages (recommendation 14) ................................................................................................................ 77 3 ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 15. Economic development of economically disadvantaged regions (recommendation 15) .................................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.3 16. Functioning of councils for inter-ethnic relations (recommendation 16) . Error! Bookmark not defined.05 IV. Recommendations of the Advisory Committee .................. Error! Bookmark not defined.07 1. Article 3. ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.07 Personal Scope of application ............................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.07 Respect for the specific identity of persons belonging to national minorities ................ Error! Bookmark not defined.09 Census ................................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.11 Ethnic Data protection ........................................................ Error! Bookmark not defined.11 2. Article 4. ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.14 Legislative framework for prohibiting discrimination ....... Error! Bookmark not defined.14 Positive measures ............................................................... Error! Bookmark not defined.15 Monitoring discrimination and available remedies ......................................................... 11817 The situation of the Roma .................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.20 3. Article 5. ............................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.25 Policy of support for minority cultures ............................... Error! Bookmark not defined.25 4. Article 6. .......................................................................................................................... 13938 Inter-Ethnic relations ....................................................................................................... 13938 Hate crimes and the role of law-enforcement bodies ..........................................................144 Media coverage of persons belonging to national minorities and issues relevant to them ......................................................................................................................................... 15150 Displaced persons ............................................................................................................ 15554 5. Article 8. .......................................................................................................................... 15857 Freedom of religion ......................................................................................................... 15857 6. Article 9. .......................................................................................................................... 16059 4 ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 Legislative framework relating to national minority media ............................................ 16059 Access to media of persons belonging to national minorities ......................................... 16362 7. Article 10. ........................................................................................................................ 16463 Use of minority language in relations with authorities at local level .............................. 16463 8. Article 11. ........................................................................................................................ 17170 Names and surnames in minority languages ................................................................... 17170 Topographical signs ......................................................................................................... 17170 9. Article 12. ........................................................................................................................ 18079 Teacher training and textbooks ........................................................................................ 18079 Situation of the Roma in the educational sphere ............................................................. 18786 Recognition of diplomas and equal opportunities in access to higher education ................ 192 10. Article 14. .......................................................................................................................... 192 Teaching in and of minority languages ............................................................................... 192 11. Article 15. .......................................................................................................................... 193 Representation in elected bodies ......................................................................................... 193 Participation in public administration and in the judiciary .................................................. 195 Councils of National Minorities .......................................................................................... 199 Participation in socio-economic life .................................................................................... 201 12. Article 18. .......................................................................................................................... 206 Bilateral agreements and regional co-operation .............................................................. 20706 V. Appendix ............................................................................................................................... 209 1. Appendix of the National Council of the Hungarian national minority .......................... 21009 2. Appendix of the National Council of the Ruthenian National minority ............................. 212 3. Appendix of the National Council of the Czech national minority................................. 22019 5 ACFC/SR/IV(2018)001 I. Introduction In accordance with Article 25 of the Framework Convention, the Republic of Serbia submits herein the Fourth Periodical Report on the implementation of the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities for a period from 2012 to 2016, drafted on the basis of the Outline for State Reports which are to be delivered