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-====== European treaties - minority languages ======
+====== European treaties - regional or minority languages ======
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 There are two European [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Treaty|treaties]], both by the [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Council of Europe|Council of Europe]]. Individual member states can legally commit to these treaties by [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Signature of a treaty|signature]] and/or [[general_information:glossary_of_terms#Ratification of a treaty|ratification]]. F
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   - With regard to education and in respect of territories other than those in which the regional or minority languages are traditionally used, the Parties undertake, if the number of users of a regional or minority language justifies it, to allow, encourage or provide teaching in or of the regional or minority language at all the appropriate stages of education.
+==== Monitoring cycle ====
+The Council of Europe has set up a [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/european-charter-regional-or-minority-languages/reports-and-recommendations|monitoring cycle]], which includes:
+  - a periodical report sent in by the State Parties;
+  - a visit to the country by the Committee of Experts, which writes a report afterwards with its observations and recommendations for a better implementation;
+  - a short list of final recommendations from the Committee of Ministers to the State Parties.
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 =====Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995)=====
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   * View the text of the Framework Convention [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/full-list/-/conventions/rms/090000168007cdac|here]] (English version).
-==== Priniples ====
+==== Principles ====
 The Framework Convention proposes principles that nations, which ratify the Framework Convention, should respect and achieve. Concerning education, a few articles stand out:
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   - Paragraph 2 of this article shall be implemented without prejudice to the learning of the official language or the teaching in this language.
-==== Monitoring ====
+==== Monitoring cycle ====
-The Parties undertake to promote equal opportunities for access to education at all levels for persons belonging to national minorities.
+The Council of Europe has set up a [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/minorities/country-specific-monitoring|monitoring cycle]], which includes:
+  - a state report sent in by the State Parties;
+  - a visit to the country by the Advisory Committee, which writes a report (opinion) afterwards with its observations and recommendations for a better implementation;
+  - a short list of final recommendations from the Committee of Ministers to the State Parties;
+  - a follow-up dialogue on the results of the monitoring
 To determine whether member states uphold the principles of the Framework Convention, an Advisory Committee delegation visits the member states every few years and [[https://www.coe.int/en/web/minorities/country-specific-monitoring|reports]] about their compliance, to which the nation state will react and comment.