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Citizenship and Nationality
- English1 Any person who is a citizen of a commune and of the Canton to which that commune belongs is a Swiss citizen.
… (Art. 37) - French1 A la citoyenneté suisse toute personne qui possède un droit de cité communal et le droit de cité du canton.
… (Art. 37) - German1 Schweizerbürgerin oder Schweizerbürger ist, wer das Bürgerrecht einer Gemeinde und das Bürgerrecht des Kantons besitzt.
… (Art. 37) - Italian1 Ha la cittadinanza svizzera chi possiede una cittadinanza comunale e la cittadinanza di un Cantone.
… (Art. 37)
Citizenship and Nationality
- EnglishThe President of the Republic:
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21) shall grant citizenship of the Republic of Lithuania according to the procedure established by law;
… (Art. 84) - LithuanianRespublikos Prezidentas:
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21) įstatymo nustatyta tvarka teikia Lietuvos Respublikos pilietybę;
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Education
- EnglishThe right to an adequate and free basic education is guaranteed. (Art. 19)
- FrenchLe droit à un enseignement de base suffisant et gratuit est garanti. (Art. 19)
- GermanDer Anspruch auf ausreichenden und unentgeltlichen Grundschulunterricht ist gewährleistet. (Art. 19)
- ItalianIl diritto a un’istruzione scolastica di base sufficiente e gratuita è garantito. (Art. 19)
Education
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6. Parents or legal tutors have the right to ensure, in accordance with their own convictions, the education of the minor children whose responsibility devolves on them. (Art. 29) - Romanian…
(6) Părinţii sau tutorii au dreptul de a asigura, potrivit propriilor convingeri, educaţia copiilor minori a căror răspundere le revine. (Art. 29)
Education
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Parents and guardians shall, without restrictions, take care of the religious and moral education of their children and wards according to their own convictions. (Art. 26) - Lithuanian…
Tėvai ir globėjai nevaržomi rūpinasi vaikų ir globotinių religiniu ir doroviniu auklėjimu pagal savo įsitikinimus. (26 straipsnis)
Education
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The Republic shall lay down general rules for education and shall establish State schools of all types and levels.
… (Art. 33) - Italian
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La Repubblica detta le norme generali sull'istruzione ed istituisce scuole statali per tutti gli ordini e gradi.
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Education
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1. The state, within its constitutional powers and the means at its disposal, as well as in support of the private initiative and responsibility, aims towards:
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ç) education and qualification according to ability for children and the young, as well as for unemployed persons;
… (Art. 59) - Albanian
1. Shteti, brenda kompetencave kushtetuese dhe mjeteve që disponon, si dhe në plotësim të nismës dhe të përgjegjësisë private, synon:
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ç) arsimimin dhe kualifikimin sipas aftësive të fëmijëve dhe të të rinjve, si dhe të personave të pazënë me punë;
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Education
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2. In order to protect the family, the state is particularly charged with:
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c) Cooperating with parents in relation to their children's education;
… (Art. 67) - Portuguese…
2. Incumbe, designadamente, ao Estado para protecção da família:
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c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
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Education
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3 The Confederation and the Cantons are jointly responsible for the coordination and guarantee of quality in Swiss higher education.
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3 La Confédération et les cantons veillent ensemble à la coordination et à la garantie de l’assurance de la qualité dans l’espace suisse des hautes écoles.
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3 Bund und Kantone sorgen gemeinsam für die Koordination und für die Gewährleistung der Qualitätssicherung im schweizerischen Hochschulwesen.
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3 La Confederazione e i Cantoni provvedono insieme al coordinamento, nonché a garantire che sia assicurata la qualità nel settore delle scuole universitarie.
… (Art. 63a)
Education
- EnglishParents shall bear responsibility for the upbringing, support and education of their children, and they shall have the right and freedom to make independent decisions concerning the upbringing of their children.
… (Art. 63) - CroatianRoditelji su dužni odgajati, uzdržavati i školovati djecu te imaju pravo i slobodu da samostalno odlučuju o odgoju djece.
… (Članak 63)