Analytical Note on Comparative Law Regarding State Policy in the Field of Fostering National and Civic Identity in the Member States of the European Union

Abstract. This analytical note examines state policy in the field of fostering national and civic identity in selected European Union member states (Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, and Italy). It focuses on the components of such policy and explores the essence of national and civic identity as interrelated phenomena that underpin social cohesion, democratic development and state stability. The study analyses constitutional foundations, language policy, legislative safeguards for the rights of national minorities, as well as the institutions of citizenship and naturalisation. It also considers diaspora policy as a key instrument in shaping national and civic identity.

Key words: affirmation of national and civic identity, language policy, rights of national minorities, citizenship, naturalisation, diaspora.

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04/2026