Articles in Eurolang

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AGENCY FOR THE FRIULAN LANGUAGE LAUNCHED
Udin 8/6/2004 by Max Mauro

A new weapon of protection for the Friulan language will be soon in place
with the birth of the new "Agjenzie regjonal lenghe furlane" (Regional
Agency for the Friulan Language), whose statute was approved yesterday by
the regional government of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy.

EU CALLS FOR RUSSIAN HELP TO END LANGUAGE POGROMS IN TRANSDNISTRIA
San Diego 8/5/2004 by JAmes Fife

European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Javier Solana,
wrote to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last week calling for
Russian cooperation to help end the attacks on Moldavian speakers in the
break-away Transdnistria area of Moldova.

SORBIAN NEWSPAPER THREATENED BY CUTBACKS
Brussel / Bruxelles 8/4/2004 by Brigitte Alfter

The Sorbian newspaper Serbske Nowine is threatened by cutbacks. The editor
fears for the future of the paper. Meanwhile other Sorbian activities will
have to save money and bilingual German-Sorbian road signs in one town
were destroyed.

IÑAKI URIA FROM THE BASQUE NEWSPAPER EGUNKARIA RELEASED ON BAILl
Brussel/ Bruxelles 8/4/2004 by Davyth Hicks

Iñaki Uria, journalist and manager with the banned Basque language
newspaper Egunkaria was finally released on bail on Monday night, reports
the Basque newspaper Berria, after being held in jail for nearly two
years.

'A NEW LINGUISTIC CLIMATE FOR THE WELSH LANGUAGE' AND A £1M GIFT
Abergele 8/4/2004 by Huw Morgan

In the week that the Welsh Language Board announced its twelfth annual
report - and the last by the present chairman Rhodri Williams, the
language received a financial boost when a benefactor left a £1m to help
the language in his will. This interest from this money - likely to be
around £50,000 a year - is to be spent on furthering the language amongst
the young and to help the unique Welsh language cultural gatherings, the
eisteddfodau.


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