In implementing the EU legislation, the EU Member States can rely on support and expertise of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), which for instance provides useful data on issues of racism and hate crime. FRA also created a Fundamental Rights Platform and an interactive web-forum to facilitate the exchange of information between the agency and civil society. Furthermore, the EU is using its entire toolbox to engage in the whole spectrum of mediation, facilitation and dialogue processes involving persons belonging to minorities, and supports local human rights mechanisms, as well as conflict prevention ones. Rights of persons belonging to national, ethnic, religious, linguistic and other minorities are also a firm part of EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy. In view of the upcoming 30th anniversary of the UN Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to minorities next year, the EU is looking forward to reaffirming our joint commitment to its full implementation. I thank you.