Yesterday, the French parliament began to examine a revised constitutional law, in anticipation of the adoption of the new European constitution. Minority language organizations have seized this opportunity to put forward an amendment to the future law which would allow …
A revitalised EBLUL met in Barcelona over the weekend to hammer out its new structure and projects and to elect a new President and Board. Neasa Ní Chinnéide, former Irish MSC President and EBLUL interim board Vice-President, was elected president, …
EBLUL’s 5th Partnership for Diversity (PfD) forum was held in Gorizia in the multilingual region of Friulia Venezia Giulia in May 2005. The forum, which facilitates the growth of trans-European partnerships, concentrated on the added value and social capital benefits …
Following the Spanish proposal of December 2004, the European Council of Foreign Ministers decided yesterday in Luxembourg to allow the usage of all official lesser-used languages in European institutions. The decision stands as a Council ‘conclusion’ and marks a breakthrough …
Brussel – Bruxelles, Belgium by Davyth Hicks
The French committee of the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) intervened in Geneva on Wednesday during the 66th session of the Committee for the Elimination of all the forms of Racial …
EU Foreign Ministers meeting in Luxembourg have unanimously accepted the Irish Government’s proposal that official and working status be given to the Irish language in the European Union. The move follows years of campaigning by Irish activists for their national …
Socrates, run by DG Education and …
The President and Ministers from the Estonian government have voiced strong support for linguistic diversity and minoritised languages at a conference hosted by the newly formed Estonian European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EstBLUL).