{"id":8746,"date":"2022-08-10T11:22:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T09:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.minderheitensekretariat.de\/european-union-eu\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:36:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T11:36:44","slug":"european-union-eu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.minderheitensekretariat.de\/en\/european-union-eu\/","title":{"rendered":"European Union (EU)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8746\" class=\"elementor elementor-8746 elementor-2757\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7f0a0adb elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7f0a0adb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36e613fb\" data-id=\"36e613fb\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-89bf144 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89bf144\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c48b375\" data-id=\"3c48b375\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e59c63c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e59c63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7601e7eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7601e7eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b>European Union (EU)<\/b><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bc6663f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bc6663f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2daed429\" data-id=\"2daed429\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72957c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-menu-anchor\" data-id=\"72957c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"menu-anchor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-menu-anchor\" id=\"more\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443e33bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"443e33bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/DE\/TXT\/HTML\/?uri=CELEX:12010P&amp;from=EN&amp;Opens\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (EU)<\/span><\/a> prohibits discrimination on the basis of language or membership of a national minority in Art. 21. Furthermore the Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity, according to Article 22 of the Charter.<\/p>\n<p>The importance that the EU and its member states attach to the individual regions is also reflected in the institution of the <a href=\"https:\/\/cor.europa.eu\/de\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Committee of the Regions<\/span><\/a> is expressed. This institution is an advisory body for the Commission, Council and European Parliament. Regions and cities in the Member States are given a say in the EU decision-making process. The Committee of the Region is not an organ for the minorities. But they have the chance to make their interests known in the Committee of the Regions through their activities in the different areas of settlement.<\/p>\n<p>The Council of the European Union has also issued a number of directives against discrimination, for example on the application of the <a href=\"https:\/\/eur-lex.europa.eu\/legal-content\/DE\/TXT\/?uri=legissum:l33114\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin from 2000 (2000\/43\/EC)<\/span><\/a>. 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