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The Slovak Republic is a country of 5.4 million people. In addition to Slovak nationals, a wide range of minority groups live in the country. The largest groups are Hungarians (8.5 %) and the Roma minority. The official number of Roma in the last census (2011) was 105 738 (2 %), although the...
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In Belgium, which has a population of 11 million, the main religion is Roman Catholicism (50%). Other believers are Muslims (5%), Anglicans, Protestant and Orthodox (2,5%), persons of Jewish faith (0,4%) and Buddhists (0,3%). In addition, nearly 42% of people identified themselves as...
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The Netherlands is a representative democracy premised upon a bicameral system. King Willem-Alexander is the official head of state. The Government always consists of a coalition of different political parties, since a multitude of parties are elected to Parliament and none of them has ever had...
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Hungary is a country of 10 million. 15 years after the political transition into democratic pluralism, Hungary became a member of the European Union. The creation of democratic laws and institutions has been paralleled by increasing awareness of the principle of equal treatment, but the issue of...
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The United Kingdom (UK) comprises England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland (NI). Great Britain (GB) includes England, Wales and Scotland. The UK, which has three legal jurisdictions (England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland), is a parliamentary democracy with neither a written...
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According to the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (hereinafter the Constitution), Slovenia is a democratic republic and a social state governed by law. The state`s authority is based on the principle of the separation of legislative, executive and judicial powers, with a parliamentary...
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The Netherlands is a civil-law country. Its laws are written. The role of case law is small in theory, but in practice it is impossible to understand the law in many fields without taking into account the relevant case law. The primary law-making body is formed by the Dutch Parliament in...
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Montenegro is a constitutional parliamentary democracy, with a multi-party system. The constitution declares Montenegro to be an independent and sovereign state, with a republican form of government, as well as being a civil, democratic, ecological and social justice-based state, which adheres...
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