Sep 18, 2023 | Press releases |
PRESS STATEMENT. Monday 18th September, European Parliament, Brussels. The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) welcomes the proposal by Spain for the inclusion of Catalan, Basque and Galician as full, working EU-official languages, and together with its members:...
Sep 14, 2023 | Press releases |
The European Language Equality Network (ELEN) and its member organisations that represent Catalan, Basque and Galician, will be holding a press conference next Monday 18th September at 16.00 in the press centre of the European Parliament, Brussels. The organisations...
Apr 28, 2023 | Press releases |
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) on Thursday (27th April) with a hearing featuring the PACE President, Council of Europe DG Democracy and Human Rights,...
Mar 24, 2023 | Press releases |
UN Special Rapporteur on Minority Issues, Fernand de Varennes, made his final report to the UN The Human Rights Council on Thursday (March 23rd). Noting the overall lack of progress and backsliding in minority protection globally since the 1992 Declaration on...
Jan 23, 2023 | Press releases |
The UN Forum for Minorities celebrated the 30th anniversary of the Declaration of the Rights of Minorities in December in Geneva on the theme “Review. Rethink. Reform.” ELEN President Elin Haf Gruffudd Jones spoke at an official side event organised by the...
Nov 16, 2022 | Press releases |
The ELEN General Assembly Caerdydd 2022 broke new ground this year with a record number of participants, a new format which helped to highlight the various challenges facing European lesser-used languages today, as well as having full support from the Welsh Government...