MINELRES: Fwd: OSCE Mission welcomes Croatia's adoption of Minority Law
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OSCE MISSION WELCOMES CROATIA'S ADOPTION OF MINORITY LAW
ZAGREB, 13 December 2002 -- The Head of the OSCE Mission, Ambassador
Peter Semneby, today welcomed Croatia's adoption of a new Constitutional
Law on National Minorities, noting that the adoption of a good minority
law has been a longstanding commitment.
"It is now essential that the Constitutional Law is consistently
implemented throughout the country," said Ambassador Semneby. "It
appears that a largely acceptable solution has been found to the key
question of minority representation in Parliament."
Other important elements of the law are those that provide conditions
for minority participation in public life on the local and regional
level.
The Mission will only be able to provide a detailed comment on the newly
adopted law after it has had the chance to carefully study the text.
The next step will be to ensure that the provisions of the
Constitutional Law are reflected in the Election Law in a manner that
ensures fair procedures for minority representation in Parliament.
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