Indicator history

The actual migrants, having no citizenship of Slovenia, don't have consultative/advisory/representative bodies established by law.

On the other hand, citizens of Slovenia with origins in other republics of former Yugoslavia have been still considered in official policy documents and academic work - immigrants. If take them into account, since recently they have a formal  consultative/representative/advisory body in relations to the authorities to deal with their situation and formal solutions for minority recognition. Based on the declaration adopted in the Parliament in 2011, a council has been established for formal consultations, being consisted from the representatives of minority organisations representing communities from former Yugoslavia in Slovenia, and from representatives of the Government of Slovenia.

Sources:

Deklaracija Republike Slovenije o položaju narodnih skupnosti pripadnikov narodov nekdanje SFRJ v Republiki Sloveniji (Declaration of the Republic of Slovenia on the situation of the national communities of members of nations of former SFRY in the Republic of Slovenia), http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=20117&stevilka=210. Date of access: 21.1.2012.

The actual migrants, having no citizenship of Slovenia, don't have consultative/advisory/representative bodies established by law.

On the other hand, citizens of Slovenia with origins in other republics of former Yugoslavia have been still considered in official policy documents and academic work - immigrants. If take them into account, since recently they have a formal  consultative/representative/advisory body in relations to the authorities to deal with their situation and formal solutions for minority recognition. Based on the declaration adopted in the Parliament in 2011, a council has been established for formal consultations, being consisted from the representatives of minority organisations representing communities from former Yugoslavia in Slovenia, and from representatives of the Government of Slovenia.

However, in May 2012, within austerity measures the new government (appointed in January 2012) dismissed the consultative body at the same time when dozens of other consultative bodies have been eliminated. Although the work of the consultative body - holding few consultations (meetings) a year - costs almost no single cent, the Government used an austerity argument to shut it down, despite written complaints from the associations of nationals of Slovenai with origins in former Yugoslavia.

Sources:

• Deklaracija Republike Slovenije o položaju narodnih skupnosti pripadnikov narodov nekdanje SFRJ v Republiki Sloveniji (Declaration of the Republic of Slovenia on the situation of the national communities of members of nations of former SFRY in the Republic of Slovenia), http://www.uradni-list.si/1/objava.jsp?urlid=20117&stevilka=210. Date of access: 21.1.2012.
• "Država ignorira jugoslovanske manjšine" (The state ignores the minorities from former Yuglavia), Dnevnik, 13 August 2012, http://www.dnevnik.si/slovenija/v-ospredju/1042546477 (access 15 January 2013).