European Language Equality Network

The UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Nicolas Levrat, has started his official "country" visit to the EU this week where he will be looking at the EU's lack of action over ongoing problems facing European minoritised languages as well as other minority issues.

In parallel with the visit, ELEN has developed a new strategy for the EU, with input from the Special Rapporteur, which makes a series of recommendations to the EU to address the urgent issues facing our languages, in particular the need for an adequate protection mechanism for European minoritised and endangered languages. The ELEN recommendations will be discussed with EU representatives over the next few months.

The Special Rapporteur will be holding a press conference at the end of his EU visit on January 28th at 11.30 CET in the Passage Room at the Residence Palace in Brussels (journalists only). Registration: https://forms.office.com/e/FsE7Gms5DT #ELEN2026 @followers

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