Eurolang Newsletter 1/12/06

[Harold F. Schiffman]

EBLUL: resounding endorsement from membership following successful
conference


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members have given a resounding endorsement to the NGO to continue its
work, following a successful conference in Dublin. Europe’s only
organisation dedicated to the promotion and protection of lesser used
languages faces the future with a sound basis, an expanding network of
member state committees, and the strong support of its constituent
members.

Your Language - Your Right
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Under the slogan “ Dy Iaith – Dy Hawl” (Your Language – Your Right)
campaigners continue to press for stronger legislation that would
give more rights to Welsh speakers.

European Parliament hearing for Multilingualism Commissioner
Designate, Leonard Orban


{http://www.eurolang.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2771&Itemid=1&lang=en}The
new commissioner designate for Multilingualism the Romanian, Leonard
Orban, met the European Parliament yesterday in a hearing which was
dominated by the topic of stateless, regional or minority languages.

Mr. Haider replaces bilingual signs
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On Wednesday (22/11/06) Carinthian Governor Jörg Haider removed the
bilingual town entry signs of Schwabegg - Žvabek and replaced them
with large monolingual German signs and much smaller Slovene
supplementary labels underneath.

Sardinian poetry: traditional song improvisation contests now
available
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Rouanez ar forbanned, the first Breton manga comic published
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