REPRESENTATIVES OF NATONAL MINORITIES IN THE REPRESENTATIVE BODIES OF THE UNITE OF LOCAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE City of Vinkovci

Osnovni cilj ovog rada je istražiti i utvrditi položaj, utjecaj i rad člana predstavničkog tijela jedinice samouprave i pripadnika nacionalne manjine grada Vinkovaca. U prvom dijelu rada ću objasniti koji je normativni okvir na nacionalnoj i lokalnoj razini koji uređuje zajamčena prava i zaštitu nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj. Razradit ću najbitnije članke temeljnog pravnog akta – Ustava Republike Hrvatske koji se odnose na uređenje prava nacionalnih manjina u Republici Hrvatskoj, te Ustavni zakon o pravima nacionalnih manjina koji potvrđuje sve ratificirane međunarodne ugovore koji su dio jedinstvenog, demokratskog poretka u Republici Hrvatskoj. U drugom dijelu rada ću prikazati rad, djelovanje i sudjelovanje člana predstavnika nacionalnih manjina u gradskoj upravi Grada Vinkovaca, odvajanje sredstava za srpsku nacionalnu manjinu iz proračuna Grada Vinkovaca, odvajanje iznosa novca iz državnog proračuna od strane Vlade Republike Hrvatske za nacionalne manjine na lokalnoj razini i program i djelovanje Savjeta srpske nacionalne manjine u Vinkovcima.The main goal of this work is to investigate and determine the position, influence, and work of a member of the representative body of the self-government unit and a member of the national minority in the town of Vinkovci. In the first part of the paper, I will explain the normative framework at the national and local levels that govern the guaranteed rights and protection of national minorities in the Republic of Croatia. I will elaborate on the most important articles of the fundamental legal act - the Constitution of the Republic of Croatia, which relate to the regulation of the rights of national minorities in the Republic of Croatia, and the Constitutional Law on the Rights of National Minorities, which confirms all ratified international treaties that are part of the unified, democratic order in the Republic of Croatia. In the second part of the paper, I will present the work, activity, and participation of a member of the representative of national minorities in the city administration of the city of Vinkovci, the allocation of funds for the Serbian national minority from the budget of the city of Vinkovci, the allocation of money from the state budget by the Government of the Republic of Croatia for national minorities at the local level and program and activities of the Council of the Serbian National Minority in Vinkovci