+BMI Fifth Report of the Federal Republic of Germany in accordance with Article 15 (1) of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 2013 2 3 Table of content A. INTRODUCTION .....................................................................................................................................8 B. UPDATED GEOGRAPHIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ..............................................9 C. GENERAL TRENDS.............................................................................................................................10 I. DIVISION OF COMPETENCES BETWEEN THE FEDERAL AND STATE LEVELS .............................................10 II. COOPERATION ACROSS STATES ..............................................................................................................11 III. CHANGED FRAMEWORK CONDITIONS ......................................................................................................11 IV. BROCHURE OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR .....................................................................12 V. SINTI MUSIC FESTIVAL ..............................................................................................................................12 VI. LANGUAGE CONFERENCE ........................................................................................................................13 VII. LANGUAGE CONTEST ...............................................................................................................................13 VIII. EUROPEADA .............................................................................................................................................13 IX. DISCUSSION AT THE GERMAN BUNDESTAG ............................................................................................13 X. MUSIC CONTEST ......................................................................................................................................14 D. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE OF MINISTERS ..................................................15 I. RECOMMENDATION 1 ...............................................................................................................................15 II. RECOMMENDATION 2 ...............................................................................................................................15 III. RECOMMENDATION 3 ...............................................................................................................................16 IV. RECOMMENDATION 4 ...............................................................................................................................17 V. RECOMMENDATION 5 ...............................................................................................................................17 VI. RECOMMENDATION 6 ...............................................................................................................................18 VII. RECOMMENDATION 7 ...............................................................................................................................19 VIII. RECOMMENDATION 8 ...............................................................................................................................20 E. THE COMMITTEE OF EXPERTS' EVALUATIONS ............................................................................22 I. EVALUATIONS WITH RESPECT TO PART II OF THE CHARTER ..................................................................22 1. Article 7 (1) (c) ..................................................................................................................................22 a. Upper Sorbian ...................................................................................................................................................... 22 b. Low German ......................................................................................................................................................... 22 2. Article 7 (1) (f) ...................................................................................................................................30 a. Low German ......................................................................................................................................................... 30 b. Sater Frisian ......................................................................................................................................................... 31 3. Article 7 (4) ........................................................................................................................................31 a. Romani................................................................................................................................................................... 31 II. EVALUATIONS WITH RESPECT TO PART III OF THE CHARTER .................................................................33 1. Danish in Schleswig-Holstein .........................................................................................................33 a. Article 8 .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 b. Article 10 (1) (a) (v) ............................................................................................................................................. 33 c. Article 11 (1) (b) (ii) and (c) (ii) ......................................................................................................................... 33 d. Article 11 (1) (d) ................................................................................................................................................... 34 4 2. Upper Sorbian in the Free State of Saxony ..................................................................................34 a. Article 8 (1) (b) (iv) .............................................................................................................................................. 34 b. Article 8 (1) (d) (iv) .............................................................................................................................................. 35 c. Article 8 (1) (h) (i)................................................................................................................................................. 36 d. Article 8 (2)............................................................................................................................................................ 36 e. Article 9 (1) (c) (ii) ................................................................................................................................................ 36 f. Article 10 (1) (a) (iv) ............................................................................................................................................ 36 g. Article 10 (2) and Article (3) (b) ........................................................................................................................ 37 h. Article 10 (4) (c) ................................................................................................................................................... 37 i. Article 11 (1) (b) (ii) ............................................................................................................................................. 38 j. Article 11 (1) (c) (ii).............................................................................................................................................. 38 k. Article 11 (1) (f) (ii) .............................................................................................................................................. 38 l. Article 13 (1) (c) ................................................................................................................................................... 39 m. Article 13 (2) (c) ................................................................................................................................................... 39 3. Lower Sorbian in Brandenburg.......................................................................................................40 a. Article 8 (1) (a) (iv) .............................................................................................................................................. 40 b. Article 8 (1) (b) (iv) .............................................................................................................................................. 40 c. Article 8 (1) (c) (iv)............................................................................................................................................... 40 d. Article 8 (1) (g) ..................................................................................................................................................... 40 e. Article 8 (1) (h) ..................................................................................................................................................... 41 f. Article 9 (1) (a) (ii) and (iii) ................................................................................................................................. 41 g. Article 10 (1) (a) (iv) ............................................................................................................................................ 42 h. Article 10 (2) (b) and (3) (b) .............................................................................................................................