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European Treaty Series - No. 148

European

Charter for

Regional or

Minority

Languages

Strasbourg, 5.XI.1992

Preamble

The member States of the Council of Europe signatory hereto,

Considering that the aim of the Council of Europe is to achieve a greater unity between its members,
particularly for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common
heritage;

Considering that the protection of the historical regional or minority languages of Europe, some of which
are in danger of eventual extinction, contributes to the maintenance and development of Europe's cultural
wealth and traditions;

Considering that the right to use a regional or minority language in private and public life is an inalienable
right conforming to the principles embodied in the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, and according to the spirit of the Council of Europe Convention for the Protection of Human
Rights and Fundamental Freedoms;

Having regard to the work carried out within the CSCE and in particular to the Helsinki Final Act of 1975
and the document of the Copenhagen Meeting of 1990;
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