MINELRES: Eurolang Newsletter: 05-21 July 2005
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Poland: Silesian city says 'yes' then 'no' to bilingual signs
Biel- Bienne, 21/07/2005 von Peter Josika
Mr Jan Osuchowski, the Lord Mayor of Racibórz/Ratibor in the Polish
wojwod (province) of Upper Silesia, has rejected plans to erect bilingual
Polish - German signs previously promised by his Deputy, Mr Mirosław
Szypowski.
An Daingean or Dingle?
Baile Atha Cliath, 20/07/2005 von Eoghan O Neill
The ongoing controversy as to the appropriate name for a county Kerry
seaside town took a dramatic new twist this week when the Kerry County
Council decided to organise a plebiscite on the issue.
New report strongly in favour of Agency for Linguistic Diversity and Language
Learning
Brussel - Bruxelles, 19/07/2005 von Davyth Hicks
A new Report published last week has come out strongly in favour of
establishing an autonomous Agency for Linguistic Diversity and Language
Learning. The feasibility study follows the almost unanimous backing from the
European Parliament in 2003 for an Agency following an initiative made by EBLUL.
Welsh television channel is positive about the future
Penygroes, 19/07/2005 von Dafydd Meirion
The Welsh language television channel S4C has seen its audience increase for
the first time in many years. This upturn in viewing figures and a £34.4
million profit from a commercial investment are among the highlights of the
channel's 2004 Annual Report.[cy]
New Czech Prime Minister seeks humanitarian gesture for "Sudeten German anti-
fascists"
Biel / Bienne, 12/07/2005 von Peter Josika
The recently elected Czech Prime Minister Jiří Paroubek of the
Social Democratic Party (ČSSD) announced plans for a humanitarian gesture
towards "Sudeten German anti-fascists" yesterday.
A bilingual Wales is a step closer, says Welsh minister
Penygroes, 08/07/2005 von Dafydd Meirion
It has been "another great year for the Welsh language" according to Alun Pugh,
the Welsh Assembly's Minister for the Welsh Language in a recently published
report. He adds that "it shows that we have continued to make good progress in
reaching our goal of a truly bilingual Wales." However, campaign groups say
that while progress has been made, there has been a sharp decline in the
language's heartlands.[cy]
Language Intergroup leader, Csaba Tabajdi, speaks out on behalf of Vojvodina
Hungarians
Brussel / Bruxelles, 05/07/2005 von Davyth Hicks
Two weeks ago, Mr. Csaba Tabajdi, head of the regional language and national
minority Intergroup and leader of the Hungarian socialists in the European
Parliament requested the concerned bodies of the European Parliament to put the
current situation of the Hungarian minorities in Vojvodina on the agenda.
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