Articles in Eurolang

[Harold F. Schiffman]

Forwarded from http://www.eurolang.net

From: Simone Klinge <simone at eblul.org>


MIDSUMMER PROTESTS LIGHT A FIRE FOR CATALAN
Barcelona 6/24/2004 by Alexia Bos Solé and Davyth Hicks

"On Saint John's Day, or Midsummer Night, thousands of flaming torches for
the Catalan language blazed along and across Catalonia. This year,
moreover, they will burn to protest against the grievous discrimination of
Catalan, as it has been banned from the European Constitution".



EU ELECTIONS: EURO AND MINORITY-SCEPTICS WIN LANDSLIDE VICTORY IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC
Prague 6/24/2004 by Peter Josika

The first EU elections in the Czech Republic ended with a landslide
victory for the two main opposition parties. Now that the dust has settled
after the elections Peter Josika looks at how the results will impact on
the Czech Republic's language communities.



FRENCH TAX OFFICE LOSES COURT CASE AGAINST BRETON OVER TV LICENCE
Douarnenez 6/23/2004 by Yann Rivallain

In a recent court case, a Kemper (Quimper) judge cancelled a procedure to
recover the TV licence launched by the French tax office, Trésor Public,
against a Breton tax payer who refused to pay his TV licence. Erwan
Chartier, a 32 year old journalist, has refused to pay his TV licence
since 2000 to protest against the "absence of a television public service
in Breton, the everyday language of my family at home".



UNESCO CONVENTION ON INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE PICKS UP ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES
Bruxelles/Brussel 6/22/2004 by James Fife

The International Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural
Heritage proposed last October by UNESCO obtained its second state
accession when Mauritius ratified the instrument earlier this month. It
joins Algeria, the first signatory state, and is expected to be followed
later this month by Japan. The Convention requires 30 ratifications to
enter into force.



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