Bulletin n. 1/2012
June 2012
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Pigeonnier Anne-Sylvie
    Les organisations européennes et la promotion des droits des minorités nationales dans les pays baltes Le cas de la Lituanie
    in Revue d'études comparatives Est-Ouest , vol. 42, n. 4 ,  2011 ,  55-82
    While the promotion of minority rights in Latvia and Estonia during the process of joining the EU re-ceived much attention from international organizations, the positive situation of national minorities in Lithuania was seldom mentioned. Owing to this initial fit with EU criteria, European organizations have brought little pres-sure to bear on the Lithuanian government. Minority rights started eroding in 2002 however, a trend that EU membership did not stymie. Protecting minorities is a paradoxical issue in Lithuania: the choice of a multicultural democracy and the willingness to meet international norms still run counter to the felt need to promote a Lithua-nian identity.
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