EU official on abolishment of Cyrillic in Croatian town

Respect for linguistic and cultural diversity is one of the cornerstones of the EU, the head of the organization's delegation to Serbia has said.

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Tuesday, 25.08.2015.

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EU official on abolishment of Cyrillic in Croatian town

The statement came in the wake of the decision of local authorities in Croatia's town of Vukovar to abolish bilingual signs on public buildings - those written in both Croatian Latin and Serbian Cyrillic.

“The protection of minorities is one of the founding values of the European Union, and is a principle explicitly mentioned in the Treaty on European Union. In addition, any discrimination on the basis of membership of a national minority is explicitly prohibited in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which applies whenever EU countries implement EU law. The Commission ensures that fundamental rights and non-discrimination are respected when EU law is implemented," Davenport said, and added:

"Respect for linguistic and cultural diversity is one of the cornerstones of the European Union enshrined in Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union. While national language policies, including bilingual public signs, remain within the jurisdiction of each Member State, the Commission remains confident that the Croatian authorities will comply with their national and international commitments, in particular, among others, the application of the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities as well as of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages by its Member States, which Croatia has ratified.”

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