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<td colspan="3"><b>Catalan Language News 18 - May 2007</b> </td></tr>
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<td bgcolor="#7a7a7a"><b><font color="white" size="3">WHO ARE WE?</font></b><br></td></tr>
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<td>The Catalan Language Observatory was set up in 2004 by cultural organisations from all the Catalan-speaking lands, with the purpose of monitoring the Catalan language rigorously and objectively.<br><br></td></tr></tbody>
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<td bgcolor="#7a7a7a"><b><font color="white" size="3">MEMBERSHIP</font></b><br></td></tr>
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<td><b>The following organisations a re members of the Observatory:</b><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.acpv.net/php/index.php" target="_blank">Acció Cultural del País Valencià
</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.juristesperlallengua.cat/" target="_blank">Associació de Juristes per la llengua </a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.acpv.net/casals/fraga.html" target="_blank">
Casal Jaume I de Fraga</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.acpv.net/casals/perpinya.html" target="_blank">Casal Jaume I de Perpinyà</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ciemen.cat/" target="_blank">
Centre Internacional Escarré per a les Minories Ètniques i les Nacions</a> (CIEMEN)<br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.unescocat.org/en" target="_blank">Centre Unesco de Catalunya
</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.linguistic-declaration.org/index-gb.htm" target="_blank">Comitè de Seguiment de la Declaració Universal de Drets Lingüístics</a> <br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.cicac.org/" target="_blank">
Consell de Col·legis d'Advocats de Catalunya</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://pro.wanadoo.fr/catnet/Culturalnord.html" target="_blank">Culturalnord</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.fundccc.cat/" target="_blank">
Fundació Congrés de Cultura Catalana</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.linguapax.org/en/homeang.html" target="_blank">Institut Linguapax</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ocbweb.org/" target="_blank">
Obra Cultural Balear</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ua.es/spv/observatori" target="_blank">Observatori de la Universitat d'Alacant </a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.omnium.cat/" target="_blank">
Omnium Cultural</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.omnium.cat/index.php?cov_ID=22" target="_blank">Omnium Cultural de l'Alguer</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.om-plural.org/indexeng.html" target="_blank">
Organització pel Multilingüisme</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.plataforma-llengua.cat/" target="_blank">Plataforma per la llengua</a><br><br><b>With the support of:</b>
<br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.iec.cat/gc/ViewPage.action?siteNodeId=148&languageId=1&contentId=-1" target="_blank">Institute of Catalan Studies</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.tv3.cat/ptvcatalunya/tvcHome.jsp" target="_blank">
Television of Catalonia</a><br>· <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.llengua.info/" target="_blank">IJLV </a>- the Joan Lluís Vives Institute -, whose members are the following universities:
<br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uao.es/cream/?site=uao&page=1&idioma=ca" target="_blank">Abat Oliba CEU University</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uab.es/servlet/Satellite?cid=1101231878924&pagename=UAB%2FPage%2FTemplateHomeUAB" target="_blank">
Autonomous University of Barcelona</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.unica.edu/primera.uic" target="_blank">International University of Catalonia</a> <br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uji.es/UK/basic" target="_blank">
Jaume I University</a> <br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.umh.es/" target="_blank">Miguel Hernández University</a> (Elx)<br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uoc.edu/web/eng/index.html" target="_blank">
Open University of Catalonia</a> <br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.upf.es/english/web" target="_blank">Pompeu Fabra University</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.url.es/en/index.php" target="_blank">
Ramon Llull University</a> <br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.urv.es/en_index.html" target="_blank">Rovira i Virgili University</a> <br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.upc.edu/eng" target="_blank">
Technical University of Catalonia</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.upv.es/menui.html" target="_blank">Technical University of Valencia</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ua.es/en/index.html" target="_blank">
University of Alacant</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uda.ad/index.php" target="_blank">University of Andorra</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uib.es/en" target="_blank">
University of the Balearic Islands</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ub.edu/homeub/welcome.html" target="_blank">University of Barcelona</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.udg.es/" target="_blank">
University of Girona</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.udl.es/perfils/visitors.html" target="_blank">University of Lleida</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.univ-perp.fr/" target="_blank">
University of Perpinyà</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uv.es/~webuv/ingles/index.htm" target="_blank">University of Valencia</a><br>- <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.uvic.cat/en/inici.html" target="_blank">
University of Vic</a><br><br><b><b>With the support of</b>:</b><br><br>GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA<br><br>INSTITUT RAMON LLULL<br><br><br></td></tr>
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<td bgcolor="#7a7a7a"><b><font color="white" size="3">LINKS TO SITES WITH GENERAL INFORMATION ON CATALAN</font></b><br></td></tr>
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<td><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.gencat.net/index_eng.htm" target="_blank">Generalitat de Catalunya</a> Government of Catalonia<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.caib.es/govern/index.jsp" target="_blank">
Govern de les Illes Balears</a> Government of the Balearic Islands<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://http//www.gva.es/jsp/portalgv.jsp?br=1&re=1&co=es&chflash=true&force=si" target="_blank">
Generalitat Valenciana</a> Government of the Valencian Community<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.parlament-cat.net/portal/page?_pageid=34,33596&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL" target="_blank">
Parlament de Catalunya</a> Parliament of Catalonia<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.iec.cat/" target="_blank">IEC</a> Institute of Catalan Studies<br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.llull.cat/llull/index.jsp?idioma=en" target="_blank">
institut Ramon Llull</a><br><br><br></td></tr></tr></tbody></table>
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<td><b><font size="3">Fourteenth sentence in favour of the singular identity of the Catalan in the Community of Valencia </font></b><br><br>
<center><img width="140"></center><br><br>The Superior Court of Justice in the Community of Valencia, has handed down a new ruling which endorses the singularity of the Catalan language and overturns the regulations the Valencian government intended to impose aimed at establishing a linguistic secession, that is to say, to treat
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valencian+" target="_blank">Valencian</a> as if it were a language different to <a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catalan_language+" target="_blank">
Catalan</a>.<br>The point in contention was the non-recognition of a degree title in Catalan Philology, which would credit knowledge of the proper language of the Community of Valencia, needed by people presenting for public examinations to gain posts as teachers in primary and secondary education, and the Official Language School (EOI). The appeal was lodged by
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.acpv.cat/php/index.php+" target="_blank">Acció Cultural del País Valencià</a>, the Valencian cultural Association with membership of more than 10.000
, and which has, as part of its aims the defence of the language and cultural and natural heritage of the Valencian people.<br>In recent years the Valencian government of the Conservative Partit Popular, has, when calling for public competitions for teaching positions, insisted on presenting Valencian as a language different to Catalan and not as a variety of that language, in open contradiction to the universities, scientific body and the very institution of linguistic reference which was created by the Generalitat itself, the
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.avl.gva.es/" target="_blank">Academy of the Valencian Language</a>.<br>As such, with these directives, the government of Valencia not only acted contrary to academic and scientific dictates had also contrary to Spanish law (which recognises one single degree title in Catalan Philology), and against Spanish jurisprudence on all levels. In fact, both the
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.boe.es/g/es/bases_datos_tc/doc.php?coleccion=tc&id=SENTENCIA-1997-0075" target="_blank">Constitutional Tribunal</a> and the Spanish Supreme Court have handed down separate sentences which recognise the singularity of the Catalan language despite the fact that in Valencian legislation this language is termed as Valencian.
<br><br><br><br><br><br><b><font size="3">NEWS RELATED TO THE TOPIC</font></b><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.acpv.net/25abril07/noticia.php?id_noti=16" target="_blank">ACCIÓ CULTURAL DEL PAÍS VALENCIÀ
</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.vilaweb.cat/www/noticia?p_idcmp=2381310" target="_blank">VILAWEB</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.upv.es/bin2/tauler?newsgroup=UPV.sindical&article=0000803&P_ESTILO=200&P_ID=c" target="_blank">
UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.lasprovincias.es/valencia/20070503/valenciana/tsjcv-estima-titulados-filologia_200705031655.html" target="_blank">
LAS PROVINCIAS</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.eltempir.org/noticies129.htm" target="_blank">EL TEMPIR D´ELX</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.directe.cat/article/enessima-sentencia-a-favor-de-la-unitat-de-la-llengua-catalana-524" target="_blank">
DIRECTE.CAT</a><br><br><a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.racocatala.cat/articles/14089" target="_blank">RACÓ CATALÀ</a><br><br><br><br><br></td></tr></tbody></table></td>
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<td><b><font size="3">THE VALENCIAN GOVERNMENT IGNORE THE JUDICIAL SENTENCES</font></b><br><br>Furthermore, apart from these two judicial rulings, the Tribunal of Justice in Valencia itself has handed down rulings on twelve occasions regarding the same question: the non-recognition of the university degree in Catalan Philology, which, amongst other universities is also taught in
<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="http://www.ua.es/institutos/inst.filovalen/" target="_blank">Valencian universities</a> themselves. Quite obviously, it is because of this insistence on the part of the Valencian government in ignoring judicial rulings that the sentence strongly reproves these continued efforts by the government of Valencia, and its irrational postures contrary to the singularity of the Catalan language: "Purely the fact that in its obstinacy in ignorance and th e refusal to accept scientific criteria which endorses the singularity of the language is manifest as the only reason to maintain a contrary position on the part of the Generalitat (of Valencia), and even more so given that there exist numerous jurisdictional rulings disavowing these arguments, has forced his Tribunal to make reference to one of the most elemental pillars of the State of Law which is consecrated in our Constitution; that being the legal mperative to comply with judicial sentences andrulings,especially on the part of the public administration, which must serve the general interestobjectively." In its ruling the Tribunal of Justice in the Community of
<br>Valencia once again affirms that a degree in Catalan Philology "clearly endorses the knowledge of the language of this autonomous community, which is termed officially as Valencian in its Statute of Autonomy, and academically as Catalan.
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