High Representatives Discuss New Guidelines for Minority Policies

Mengeš, 22 February - High representatives of the EU, Muslim communities and experts discussed new guidelines for better inclusion of minorities, especially Muslims, into social and political life in the EU, as they met in Menges near Ljubljana on Friday in a conference dubbed "Inclusive Citizenship in Europe: Do We Need New Guidelines".

Menges OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel taking part in conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel taking part in conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (right) and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (right) and Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (left) at the conference on Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe. Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

Menges
OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut (far left), Austrian Foreign Minister Ursula Plassnik (second from left), Slovenian Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel (centre), Italian Interior Minister Giuliano Amato (second from right) and Jorge Sampaio, high representative of the UN secretary general for the Alliance of Civilizations (far right) at a press conference Inclusive Citizenship in Europe.
Photo: Domen Groegl/STA

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