Minority languages of Austria

Languages of Austria
A bilingual sign in Ludmannsdorf
Minority languages

Minority languages are spoken in a number of autochthonous settlements in Austria. These are:

The Austrian Federal Constitution calls for the respect and promotion of ethnic groups resident in Austria and a special set of rights for Austrian Croats, Czechs, Hungarians, Romani, Slovaks and Slovenes was established under the terms of the Ethnic Group Act (German: Volksgruppengesetz) 1976.[2] The rights of Croats and Slovenes are also set forth in the Austrian State Treaty.[2] Austria signed the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages on 5 November 1992 and application of the charter became effective under international law on 1 October 2001.[1]

In the view of the representatives of the speakers of minority languages, however, the federal laws concerning regional or minority languages, as well as the application in Austria of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, remain too restrictive.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "3rd Report of the Republic of Austria-pursuant to Article 15 (1) of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages". Federal Chancellery of Austria. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Rights of Minorities". Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 16 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "EUROPEAN CHARTER FOR REGIONAL OR MINORITY LANGUAGES-APPLICATION OF THE CHARTER IN AUSTRIA 3rd monitoring cycle" (PDF). Council of Europe. Retrieved 16 August 2015.


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