Ethnic and national minorities in Poland
The National Minorities Division in The Department of Denominations and National Minorities of The Ministry of The Interior and Administration
The National Minorities Division was established as a part of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration in January 2000. Its main purpose is to deal with national minority issues, and in particular:
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to propose premises underlying the state’s policy towards national minorities, in consultation with the representatives of other ministries;
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to prepare thematic overviews intended for the Parliament and the Senate of the Republic of Poland;
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to collaborate with local governments to ensure that local minority needs are met;
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to maintain on-going contacts with the leaders of individual national minority organisations and to provide them with assistance;
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to accept and examine any complaints regarding state administration decisions regarding national minority issues;
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to prepare opinions on legal acts pertaining to national minorities as part of the intra and interministerial consultation process;
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to prepare meetings of the Team for National Minorities.






