1. Establishing a structured policy and undertaking flexible measures with a view to
facilitating the application of the Charter, including any necessary adjustments to the
legislation;
2. Ensuring appropriate forms and resources for teaching in minority languages;
3. Establishing a programme for financing of cultural activities and events related to
minority languages;
4. Taking appropriate measures to ensure public broadcasters are offering programmes in
minority languages;
5. Adopt and use traditional forms of place names in minority languages.
- Continued strengthening and expansion of a network of non-governmental organisations of
national minorities, especially the Roma, and their networking at the level of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (there are about 90 officially registered Roma associations, 64 associations of
national minorities and nine alliances in Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- Bosna and Herzegovina is actively involved in the implementation of various projects of the
Council of Europe and the European Union, such as the project on ‘Improvement of Human
Rights and Protection of Minorities in South East Europe’, as well as in the work of the Council
of Europe, the Committee of Experts on Roma Issues of the Council of Europe – CAHROM, and
encourages regional cooperation by organising regional conferences and thematic visits. Bosnia
and Herzegovina chaired the process of the 2005-2015 Decade of Roma Inclusion in 2014 and
2015.
Through implementation of the above measures, conditions have been created also institutionally
enabling national minorities to preserve and develop their ethnic, national, religious and cultural
identity and integrate into society of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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- Bosna and Herzegovina has ensured the involvement of associations of national minorities in
the work of state and entity National Minorities Councils with the Parliamentary Assembly of
Bosnia and Herzegovina and entity parliaments/National Assembly, as well as the Roma
Committee, which was formed in the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, thus
ensuring participation of all national minorities in legislative and executive branch. The role and
funding of the National Minorities Council at the Parliamentary Assembly of BiH and
representatives of national minorities and non-governmental organisations has been strengthened,
coupled with their greater involvement in the work of government bodies at state, entity, cantonal
and local levels.
- In addition to the above activities, the line ministry regularly provides and ensures support to
the work and activities of the Roma Committee of Bosnia and Herzegovina with the Council of
Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which is an advisory and coordinating body, and which
also follows and monitors the implementation of both the Strategy and action plans. Budgetary
funds for projects of other national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina have been allocated this
year as well. The decision was adopted to award funds in the amount of BAM 70,000 for the
work and activities of associations of national minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 2016.
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