In a stark contrast with the dominant minority-protection literature in the EU this paper proposes a synergetic approach to minority protection in the Union, acknowledging that attempts to draw clear distinctions between different minority groups on the basis of a number of criteria can be...

Notwithstanding the fact that following the Lisbon amendment of the Treaties minority protection is one of the 'values' of the Union, acting on this value remains extremely difficult. In the absence of clear powers, which would allow the Union to pursue a coherent minority protection policy, the...