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Social SciencesConstitutional LawLanguage PolicyMinority RightsSlavic StudiesCzech StudiesEthnic MinoritiesEthnic Minority RightsEuropean IntegrationLinguistic Minority RightsMinority Language PolicyCzech Language PolicyLegal Framework AnalysisLinguistic MinoritiesMinority Protection MechanismsMinority Protection RightsMinority Rights PolicyProtection Of Minority LanguagesState Language Policy
This article gives an overview of the actual situation of national minorities living in the Czech Republic focusing on the State’s language policy. Starting from a legally not binding “Concept to Issues Concerning National Minorities in the Czech Republic ” in 1994, this new member state developed a largely satisfactory legal framework for the protection of national minorities during the last ten years preparing the accession to the European Union. Summary 1.