Council of Europe publishes report on minority languages in
Slovakia Strasbourg 28 February 2007. The Council of Europe
Committee of Ministers made public the first report on the
situation of minority languages in Slovakia on 21.02.07. On the
basis of this report, the Council of Europe calls on Slovakia to
improve its legislative framework in favour of minority language
protection. In particular, it asks the Slovak authorities to
review the remaining restrictions on minority language use in
all spheres of public life, including the limitation of
administrative use to those municipalities where at least 20% of
the population are minority language speakers. This report has
been drawn up by a committee of independent experts which
monitors the application of the European Charter for Regional or
Minority Languages. Further to the report, the Committee of
Ministers has adopted a series of recommendations addressed to
Slovakia. These include: - Improvement of the provision of
minority language education - A stronge