French centre-right MEPs voted against a resolution on endangered regional languages, passed by a large majority in the European Parliament this week, claiming that it violated the unity of the French Republic.
With 92%, EU lawmakers gave their overwhelming backing on Wednesday (11 September) to a report, prepared by the Green group, aimed at protecting endangered and minority languages across Europe.
Drafted by Corsican MEP François Alfonsi (Greens/EFA), the resolution called on EU member states to set up action plans to promote endangered languages and for countries such as France and Greece which had not ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages to implement it immediately.
MEPs also demanded more financing and concrete policy measures to help preserve the EU’s linguistic diversity.More.
See: Euractiv
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France
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Ah yes, France is always very vocal about maintaining the use of several languages at the international level, but when it's about preserving linguistic diversity within its borders, it's another story...
Spain
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Ah yes, France is always very vocal about maintaining the use of several languages at the international level, but when it's about preserving linguistic diversity within its borders, it's another story...
The same happens in Spain.
Spain
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Ah yes, France is always very vocal about maintaining the use of several languages at the international level, but when it's about preserving linguistic diversity within its borders, it's another story...
The same happens in Spain.
Nice joke.
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