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b) Participation of persons belonging to national minorities through specialised
governmental bodies ......................................................................................................... 28
c) Participation of persons belonging to national minorities through consultative
mechanisms....................................................................................................................... 28
i. Setting-up consultative mechanisms.............................................................................. 28
ii. Representativeness of consultative mechanisms .......................................................... 29
iii. Types of consultative mechanisms .............................................................................. 30
iv. Role and functioning of consultative bodies................................................................ 30
d) Representation and participation of persons belonging to national minorities in public
administration, in the judiciary and in the executive ........................................................ 31
e) Participation of persons belonging to national minorities through sub-national forms of
government ....................................................................................................................... 32
f) Participation of persons belonging to national minorities through autonomy
arrangements ..................................................................................................................... 33
g) Availability of financial resources for minority-related activities................................ 34
h) Media as a source for the effective participation of persons belonging to national
minorities in public affairs ................................................................................................ 34
i) Participation of persons belonging to national minorities in the monitoring of the
Framework Convention .................................................................................................... 35
PART IV CONCLUSIONS........................................................................................... 36
APPENDIX RELEVANCE OF OTHER ARTICLES OF THE FRAMEWORK
CONVENTION FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF ARTICLE 15............................... 38
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