Uticaj procesa evropskih integracija na status nacionalnih manjina u Republici Srbiji
IMPACT OF THE EUROPEAN INTEGRATION PROCESS ON STATUS OF NATIONAL MINORITIES IN THE REPUBLIC OF SERBIA

Author(s): Ksenija Marković, Ivana Jovanović
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Politics, Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, Sociology, EU-Approach / EU-Accession / EU-Development, Ethnic Minorities Studies
Published by: Институт друштвених наука
Keywords: national minorities; minority rights; internal security; neighborhood policy; European integration
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to analyse how the issues in the domain of status and rights of national minorities in the Republic of Serbia affect internal policies in the process of European integration, as well as the process of European integration itself and negotiations with the European Union. The rights of national minorities are integral part of the political criteria and have been followed throughout the negotiation process under Chapter 23. Status of national minorities is not an internal issue for the Republic of Serbia, as an implementation of minority rights extends to all areas – including political, socio-cultural and economic life. This issue also refers to those internal policies that have a significant impact on the external political actions of the Republic of Serbia and relations with neighbouring countries. Minorities protection and minority rights in the Republic of Serbia in the area of external political relations will be analysed through several levels: first, negotiation process for the accession of Serbia to the European Union; second, bilateral relations between Serbia and neighbouring countries that are member states of the European Union (Hungary, Romania, Croatia); third, relations between Serbia and neighbours that are not member states of the European Union, but there are unresolved issues related to status and minority protection (Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina). Minority rights will be considered in both directions: how national minority issues as an internal policy affect position of Serbia in the negotiation process, and vice versa – how the approach of the European Union affects status and minority rights, regarding legal framework and policy implementation.

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