DISCOURSE OF MINORITY RIGHTS IN THE EUROPEAN UNION: CASE STUDIES FROM ITALY AND BULGARIA

Eleonora Spizzamiglio and Nuri Tahir

The authors assess the situation of minority rights in the European Union by questioning whether the EU has a common attitude on the rights of minorities and if it realy has one, how it is applied or perceived by member and candidate states. For this reason Italy and Bulgaria are chosen to make a comparative evaluation on minority issues in the EU. Italy as one of the creators and Bulgaria being the newest member state of the EU can be the best examples to study about the European approach of minority rights.