For the last two days, Donostia, San Sebastian is a hub of experts on language policies. UNESCO Etxea, in collaboration with the Donostia-San Sebastián Foundation 2016 organised the European Language Diversity Forum to reflect on and debate the different aspects of the development of minority languages in Europe. More...

The final meeting of the Organising Committee for the Protocol to Ensure Language Rights was held yesterday at Donostia’s San Telmo Museum. The process that began on the 31st of March, 2015 has come full cycle, and the commitments that were undertaken at that time have been fulfilled, it was declared at the noon press conference. More...

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness can be considered as principles of good governance, to which a third one must be added, namely the principle of "democracy". The latter, in this context, means more than formal democratic insitutions, and refers to the existence of structures facilitating democracy from below. More...

The project Support for Minority Languages in the European Union: Analytical and Strategic Options for the Community Action aimed to review information and develop analytical tools required in order to define a strategy for cost-effective minority language promotion within the European Union. More...

This Project aimed to develop critical scholarship on the role of language legislation and language politics in selected transition countries. More...

Multilingualism and linguistic diversity are fundamental values of Europe. This is enshrined in Article 22 of the Charter for Fundamental Rights of the European Union: “The Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.”
The EUROMOSAIC study, which was commissioned by the European Commission, found that the critical threshold for the survival of a language lies at 300,000 speakers. More...

Strasbourg, 14.12.2016 – A report published today by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers praises Hungary for having strengthened minority language policies, which have led to increased funding for the country’s rich linguistic diversity, but notes that gaps remain. The report includes recommendations towards the full application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in Hungary, together with a response from the Hungarian government. According to the report, Hungary has highly detailed and complex legislation governing national minority policies and the use of all 14 minority languages. Read more