Universität Graz war Sitz von Europarat-Gremium zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten

Premiere an der Uni Graz: Das Europarat-Gremium zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten traf sich zur Vollversammlung zum ersten Mal nicht in Straßburg. Foto: Uni Graz/Antonia Csuk

700 Millionen Menschen in 46 Staaten vereint der Europarat, der sich vor allem die Förderung von Demokratie, Menschenrechten und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Europa zur Aufgabe gemacht hat. Zu den Themen bestehen zahlreiche beratende Ausschüsse wie das Advisory Committee zum Rahmenübereinkommen zum Schutz nationaler Minderheiten, der nun zum ersten Mal in seiner 25-jährigen Geschichte nicht am Europarat-Sitz in Straßburg tagte.

Auf Einladung von Emma Lantschner, Zentrum für Südosteuropastudien, und des Verfassungsrechtlers Klaus Poier verlegte das Gremium seine einwöchige Vollversammlung an die Universität Graz. Poier sowie Vizerektorin Mireille van Poppel begrüßten 15 Expert:innen und sechs Mitglieder aus dem Mitarbeiter:innenstabs des Europarats aus insgesamt 20 Ländern.

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