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	European Free Alliance - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region.
		Her party is not a member of EFA.
		EFA is in a joint group with the Greens in the European Parliament: European Greens - European Free Alliance.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/European_Free_Alliance (252 words)

	Rainbow (political party) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Rainbow states that it is not a separatist party and sees the acceptance of the FYROM in the European Union with positive regard.
		Because parties stand for election across the entire length and breadth of the country, the pro-Macedonian Slav Rainbow Party polled better in such distant regions as Crete and the Peloponnese than it did in many Macedonian prefectures.
		The Rainbow Party is also interested in achieving political recognition of what they regard as a Macedonian Slav minority in Greece, and preserving its culture, language, and customs.
	www.tocatch.info /en/Vinozhito_Rainbow_Party.htm (526 words)

	News From Aegean Macedonia - Macedonia for the Macedonians
		The crew intended to cover the trial of the Macedonian minority party Rainbow; on 15 September, Rainbow was on trial in Greece for the use of the Macedonian mother tongue.
		Four members of "Rainbow", a legal political party, were charged under Article 192 of the Greek Penal Code with "inciting violence" or "disturbing the peace" for hanging a sign in the party's office displaying the words "Lerinski Komitet," (Lerin Committee) in their native Macedonian language as well as in Greek.
		Rainbow obliged the Prosecutor and submitted a written declaration stating that "the placement of the sign in two languages, Greek and Macedonian, was done to inform the citizenry of Florina of the opening of the Rainbow office.
	www.makedonija.info /aegean_news3.html (2934 words)

	OMO Ilinden PIRIN - Political Party of the Macedonian Minority in Bulgaria
		A member shall be admitted to membership by the General meeting of the local section, on the territory of which the applicant is residing, on the grounds of his application.
		To be protected by the Party whenever they are persecuted, discredited and slandered because of their convictions and in actions, which are not contrary to the Frame Convention for Protection of National Minorities, the aims and principles of "OMO-llinden" - PIRIN.
		Adopt resolutions on the Party's activity in the municipality in accordance with the resolutions of the National conference, Central council and Executive Board.
	www.omoilindenpirin.org /about_bylaws.html (3419 words)

	Rainbow (political party) - Wikipedia Light! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Rainbow states that it is not a separatist party and sees the acceptance of the Republic of Macedonia in the European Union with positive regard.
		Ironically, because parties stand for election across the entire length and breadth of the country, the pro-Macedonian Slav Rainbow Party polled better in such distant regions as Crete and the Peloponnese than it did in many Macedonian prefectures.
		The Rainbow Party is also interested in achieving political recognition of the Macedonian Slav minority in Greece, and preserving its culture, language, and customs.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Vinozhito_Rainbow_Party (518 words)

	News Update - Macedonian Human Rights Committee of Melbourne and Victoria Inc
		A delegation from the political party of the ethnic Macedonians in Greece, Rainbow (Vinozito) attended the 49th Congress of the Federal Union of European Nationalities, held from 20-22 May 2004 at Castle Kamien Slaski, Poland.
		On December 7, 2003, the Rainbow Party Congress was scheduled to be held in the city of Edessa/Voden, in view of the upcoming national and European elections 2004.
		A delegation from the Vinozhito/Rainbow party attended the 48th FUEN Congress in Bolzano, Italy where its was invited to present the status of the Macedonian minority in Greece.
	www.macedonianhr.org.au /News.html (2130 words)

	Introduction to the RAINBOW Party
		On September 8th, 1995, the members of the ethnic Macedonian political party in Greece, the RAINBOW PARTY, opened an office in the city of Florina.
		On 19th January 1997 the Second Conference of the "RAINBOW" party was held in Florina.
		In its Political Manifesto "RAINBOW" has aired its wish to cooperate with all democratic and anti-nationalist forces in the country in its struggle for peace and European integration.
	www.florina.org /html/main/about.html (296 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Rainbow Party
		The Rainbow states that it is not a separatist party and sees the acceptance of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the European Union with a positive regard.
		An issue very important to the Party's agenda is the reestablishment of the former ELAS refugees living in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia back to Greece.
		The Rainbow Party is also interested in achieving political recognition of the Macedonian Slav minority in Greece, and preserving its culture and customs.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Vinozhito_Rainbow_Party (406 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Even though the Rainbow-Vinozhito party is a legal organisation it faces serious problems with its activities as Greek authorities officially deny the existence of a Macedonian minority on its territory.
		Vinozhito Congress The congress of the party was to be focused on forthcoming national elections in Greece, European elections as well as re-shaping party policies.
		It is noteworthy that invitations produced by the party and distributed by post only among those who were invited appeared in newspapers issued by Greek far-right parties demanding that the venture should be cancelled and the 'Slavophones' as they call the Macedonian minority should be restrained from organising any event on Greek soil.
	users.in.gr /antiethnikistik/assets/report.doc (1145 words)

	News Item Courtesy of the Rainbow Party
		Mayol, along with Dr. George Nakratzas (political advisor of the European Free Alliance (EFA) on minority issues in the Balkans) as well as representatives of RAINBOW - Vinozhito (the political party of the Macedonian minority in Greece) visited the mayor of the municipality of Edessa (Voden), Mr.
		Mayol and local leaders (some of them members of RAINBOW - Vinozhito) as well as local residents, had an opportunity to discuss the issue of human and minority rights comparing the situation in European countries such as Greece where the implementation of minority rights is more problematic than in other European countries.
		Mayol as this was helpful not only for RAINBOW / Vinozhito but a clear sign of support for the Macedonian minority in Greece and EFA's solidarity with them in their peaceful struggle for recognition and respect of their minority rights.
	www.unitedmacedonians.org /newspaper/nd01/vinozhito.htm (386 words)

	Macedonia for the Macedonians
		Vinozhito is a political organisation of the Macedonian ethnic minority living within the boundaries of the Greek state, and engaged in the country's domestic political scene as an organisation of ethnic Macedonians.
		Vinozhito draws its inspirations on the struggle for ethnic and social liberation, led by the Centralist IMRO, the Ilinden revolutionaries, the SNOF and NOF Antifascist forces - upholding the honour of those fighting for the Macedonian national movement.
		Vinozhito is engaging all its sources to obtain all minority rights for ethnic Macedonians, as codified in international agreements and commitments Greece has taken upon itself.
	www.makedonija.info /aegean2.html (3183 words)

	MHRMC 2004 Annual Report - The Macedonian Minority in Greece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Rainbow/Vinozhito, the political party of the Macedonian minority in Greece, was forced to cancel its congress twice because of threats received from Greek Neo-Nazi organizations.
		Vinozhito is a legal political party in Greece and did not receive any guarantees of security by Greek police, nor did the Greek government intervene despite repeated appeals by Vinozhito and the European Free Alliance in the European Parliament (of which Vinozhito is a member).
		The Rainbow Party hung a bilingual sign in Macedonian and Greek outside their office in Lerin/Florina in 1995, which caused a huge uproar in the city.
	dev.eurac.edu:8085 /mugs2/do/blob.html?type=html&serial=1080546732545 (4709 words)

	Macedonian Political Refugees Hold Gathering in Lerin
		The gathering was hosted by the Rainbow Party (Vinozhito), which represents the Macedonian minority in Greece.
		Rainbow evaluates the gathering in Lerin should not be considered as the third gathering of the refugees.
		According to Rainbow, the reason for this is that return to Greece was not allowed for all political refugees, especially to former fighters.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/begalci/begalci_4_2003.html (487 words)

	U.S.ENGLISH Foundation Official Language Research - Greece: Minority groups
		Rainbow, the Organization of Macedonian Minority in Greece, has criticized Greece at the OSCE (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) conference taking place in Warsaw.
		EFA-Rainbow, the Macedonian minority party in Greece, is planning to register a complaint in the Greek courts against a Greek diplomat and the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs for libel.
		For example, the party was excluded from the scheduled meeting between its partner organization FUEN and the representatives of the Greek Ministry of Education.
	usenglish.org /foundation/research/olp/viewResearch.asp?CID=56&TID=4 (1593 words)

	Macedonian Human Rights Movement International
		The applicants are a political party, Ouranio Toxo (“Rainbow”) that was founded in 1994, and two Greek nationals who are members of its political secretariat, Pavlos Voskopoulos and Petros Vassiliadis.
		The Court noted that Ouranio Toxo was a lawfully constituted party one of whose aims was the defence of the Macedonian minority living in Greece.
		The Court was prepared to accept that the use of the term “vino-zito” had aroused hostile sentiment among the local population, as its ambiguous connotations were liable to offend the political or patriotic views of the majority of the population of Florina.
	www.mhrmi.org /news/05/echr_greece.html (1514 words)

	Reactions to Pangalos' statements
		votes", his pejorative description of the Rainbow party can only be described as an attempt to further isolate the Macedonian minority in Greece and foster a climate of intolerance towards all minorities in that country.
		At the 1994 European elections the Rainbow Party stood alone and obtained 7,300 votes; and in the Greek parliamentary elections of 1996, in coalition with
		The figures presented by the Minister are patently false and are a transparent attempt by him dismiss the Macedonians' just struggle for recognition of their fundamental human rights and ethnic identity by projecting the notion that such a small group of people does not merit minority status.
	www.gate.net /~mango/Pangalos_reactions.html (1132 words)

	Meningar.com om Rainbow. Rainbow, sandal, that mm.
		Rainbow Tech This is a collection of documents on the alternate technologies used at Rainbow Gathering, from water filter, latrine digging, kitchen building, or camp security...
		Rainbow Songs This is a collection of Rainbow Songs posted over the many years ago on AGR, and loving reformatted by several folks...
		Rainbow Family Hipstories This is a growing collection of historical documents on the Rainbow Family...
	www.meningar.com /rainbow.html (1214 words)

	VINOZHTO’s Position on the Name Issue
		VINOZHITO does not want to interfere in Macedonia’s affairs, we are not citizens of that state and we cannot be directly responsible for making decisions regarding this problem.
		VINOZHITO’s position is that every person, every individual, every people collectively has the absolute right to self-determination in accordance with international law and human rights conventions.
		VINOZHITO’s position has been to inform our partners in the European Parliament, in the European Union Committee for External Affairs, in the European Union Commission for External Affairs, in the United Nations, including Matthew Nimetz and other official bodies.
	www.maknews.com /html/articles/misc/rainbow_mac_radio.html (528 words)

	The Macedonian minority in Greece in 2001
		7) of its quarterly Martyries the 10 October 1997 and 18 March 1998 AI IS appeals against the trials of leaders of the ethnic Macedonian party “Rainbow,” the original reference to the Macedonian language was translated into Greek as “slavomacedonian idiom,” while the “ethnic Macedonian” character of the party was omitted in the Greek summaries.
		Finally, charges pressed in 1995 by “Rainbow” leaders against suspected perpetrators, accomplices and instigators (which included the local mayor and bishop) of the sacking of the offices were quashed on 27 October 1999 by the Council of Misdemeanor Judges of Florina, which saw no reason to even set a trial date.
		The “Rainbow” leaders appealed to the Supreme Court on 4 May 2000: no date for the hearing is known to be set through the end of 2001.
	www.mymacedonia.net /links/email1.htm (6300 words)

	Rainbow Party - Indopedia, the Indological knowledgebase (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It is known for its "Macedonian minority" activism and its support to ethnic Slavic Macedonians living in Greece.
		Petros Dimtsis is a Rainbow Party member that has been elected to the office of prefecture counselor in the Florina prefecture, under the flag of the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK), in the 2002 Greek Prefectural Elections.
		The Rainbow Party is also interested in achieving political recognition of the minority in Greece, and preserving its culture and customs.
	www.indopedia.org /Vinozhito_Rainbow_Party.html (448 words)

	Greek ministry refuses to meet Macedonian minority - Balkan Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Rainbow is the only full member of FUEN in Greece and the presence of its representative at the meeting was expected.
		It has stressed on many occasions the need for recognition of the Macedonian language in the country, its substantive introduction into the education system, the establishment of an university chair dedicated to the Macedonian language, and the recognition of cultural organizations, such as the “Home of Macedonian Culture/Dom na Makedonskata Kultura”.
		According to Rainbow, this attitude is yet another example of the ongoing efforts of the Greek State not to legitimize any form of direct dialogue with members of the Macedonian minority.
	www.balkanium.com /showthread.php?t=854 (1532 words)

	The BALKAN Human Rights Web Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		On 25 May 2004, two political parties, Vinozhito/Rainbow and ultra-left OAKKE, left a round table, which was supposed to settle how the media would cover parties participating in upcoming European Parliament elections.
		This is an officially recognized political party representing the Macedonian minority in Greece.
		The charges were brought by a deputy with the conservative party New Democracy, Eugene Haitidis, and concern leaflets distributed by Bletsas in 1995 which he deemed defamatory to the Vlachs, since they referred to the Vlach language as a "minority language".
	cm.greekhelsinki.gr /index.php?sec=&cid=409 (8197 words)

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	www.gksoft.com /govt/en/parties.html (2433 words)

	The BALKAN Human Rights Web Pages (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Greek Government Harassment of Rainbow/Vinozhito The Rainbow Party has been the subject of attacks, both verbal and physical, by the Greek public, media and even government officials.
		The Rainbow Party was finally able to hold their Congress on May 30, 2004.
		On 10 August 2003 a delegation from Rainbow was present at the Niki – Negochani border station in Florina –; Lerin.
	cm.greekhelsinki.gr /index.php?sec=194&cid=508 (6354 words)

	European Free Alliance - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In some cases, such as artillery shells it is fairly easy to identify, but in the case of POW beadwork or carved soup bones reliable provenance is necessary to connect the art with the genre.
		Mike Leister, collector The European Free Alliance (EFA) is a grouping of various political parties in Europe who believe in either full political independence (statehood), or some form of devolution or self-government for their country or region.
		Related articles: table of political parties in Europe by pancontinental organisation, elections in the European Union
	www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/European_Free_Alliance (796 words)

	1974: some Pics from the Turkish landing in Cyprus - Page 18 - Military Photos
		The parties concluding the treaty will agree at the proper time regarding the question of extending the treaty.
		On the other hand, members of the "Vinozhito-Rainbow" party were constantly prosecuted with the accusation of "spreading false information that could cause public disorder" and after 3 years of judicial efforts they were able to prove their innocence.
		Imagine me coming to Constantinople, forming a party (which is practically impossible even if i get the citizenship), and spreading around that Anatolia is mine...i would have my ass kicked and not without a good reason...
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=66771&page=18 (8181 words)

	1998 ECHR VERDICT - CASE OF SIDIROPOULOS AND OTHERS v. GREECE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The parties applying for recognition of the above association are the enablers in this operation.
		As to the “matters that were of decisive importance for the outcome of the proceedings”, the parties had not specified the matters in question in their appeal.
		The Court of Appeal had accepted the truth of certain circumstances in reliance on the content of the association’s memorandum of association and on matters that were common knowledge and supported by documents such as the press articles; and there had not, moreover, been any distortion of the content of the memorandum of association.
	www.pollitecon.com /html/reprints/sidiropoulos_v_greece.html (8125 words)

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