ELEN Press Releases
ELEN “profound disagreement” with ECHR decision concerning the Turó del Drac de Canet school case.
ELEN Statement ELEN expresses its profound disagreement with today’s incoherent decision by the European Court of Human Rights concerning the Turó del Drac de Canet school case, Catalan-medium education and the enforcement of 25% Spanish as a teaching requirement....
ELEN calls for new European Strategic Framework for European endangered and minoritised languages..
ELEN has called for a new European Strategic Framework for European endangered and minoritised languages at the recent EESC Civil Society Week. ELEN Secretary-General Davyth Hicks called for new measures in the March 5th session on building resilience along with NGOs...
ELEN set for EESC Civil Society Week 2026
From Monday March 2nd to Thursday March 5th 2026, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) will bring together the main European civil society organisations from across Europe to discuss, debate and contribute to shaping the future of democracy and building...
Events
Nearly 70,000 people marched through Palma on Sunday against mass tourism, gentrification and a model that is making housing increasingly inaccessible and putting pressure on local communities, resources and public services.
The huge demonstration, supported by numerous social and environmental organisations, trade unions, and ELEN member Obra Cultural Balear, denounced the impact of mass tourism on the island. Mass tourism also affects Mallorca’s cultural and linguistic identity, reducing the spaces where Catalan is spoken, lived and passed on to new generations. 🗣️
The largely peaceful mobilisation ended with police charges that left several demonstrators injured. From ELEN, we condemn the police violence and stand with those defending a sustainable future for Mallorca, its people, culture and language. 🚨
Obra Cultural Balear
#Mallorca #MallorcaAlLímit #MassTourism #Catalan #languagerights
Summer may be in full swing, but the work of protecting and promoting Europe's minoritised languages never takes a break. Important developments continue to emerge across the continent, showing that language rights remain a priority all year round. 🌍
This edition highlights positive steps towards strengthening Welsh and Asturian, renewed calls to protect minority languages in Norway and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and concerns over the future of the Institute of Cornish Studies following proposed job cuts at the University of Exeter.
#MinoritisedLanguages #LanguageRights #LinguisticDiversity #EuropeanLanguages #ELEN
