Amendment No. 1 | Doc. 13655 | 26 January 2015

The implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Council of Europe and the European Union

Signatories: Mr Zsolt NÉMETH, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Zsolt CSENGER-ZALÁN, Hungary, EPP/CD ; Mr Hans FRANKEN, Netherlands, EPP/CD ; Mr Attila KORODI, Romania, EPP/CD ; Ms Elvira KOVÁCS, Serbia, EPP/CD

In the draft resolution, at the end of paragraph 7.2 insert the following words:

" and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages."

Explanatory note

The Council of Europe is the leading international organisation for the protection of national minorities. It is therefore essential to mention the most crucial conventions related to these human rights in this resolution. These conventions represent high standards of protection, thus it is important to examine the possibility of the EU's accession.