In the opinion of the Serbski Sejm (Sorbian Parliament), the Sorbian people have no effective political representation in Germany. There is no framework that provides for or finances political representation of the Sorbs' interests, a spokesperson for the parliament said. This puts Germany in contradiction to its obligations under international law, according to which minorities must be able to exercise their own representative structures effectively and with institutional safeguards.
The parliament sees itself vindicated on this point due to a ruling by the Dresden Administrative Court - even if it lost the actual proceedings. The court found that there was no financial basis for an independent policy of the Sorbian people, the Sejm declared the following day. This also means that the funding for the Sorbs' association (Domowina) has no legal basis. This is because the Domowina sees itself as a political interest group.
