Several Croat officials in Bosnia-Herzegovina's bodies of authority said on Monday they would appeal against the decision with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.
State Presidency chairman Ivo Miro Jovic said the bill in question contained elements of racism because it prevented Bosnian Croats from nurturing their tradition and culture through the public radio and TV broadcasting system.
Some Bosnian Croat officials also said that following the decision, one should once again consider the establishment of a third entity in Bosnia in order to protect Bosnian Croat interests.
The head the Croatian Democratic Union's club of deputies in the parliament of the Croat-Muslim entity, Ivan Madunic, said Croats in Bosnia would build their state from the start because the people had to have a space to live in.