Article tagged with"minority intergroup"

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  2011. 06. 15.
  

  UNESCO on the Intangible Cultural Heritage, Catalan in Valencia and the Balearic Islands

  June’s Intergroup meeting featured Mr Frank Proschan from the UNESCO Convention for the Protection of the Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICH); Professor Ferran Suay from the Catalan NGO Acció Cultural del País Valencià (ACPV) discussing the controversial closure of the booster station which has cut Catalan language TV (TV3) from Valencia and the subsequent fine of 800,000 euro faced by ACPV over the issue; and Júlia López-Seguí from the NGO Obra Cultural Balear (OCB) on issues facing Catalan in the Balearic Islands.
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  2011. 05. 13.
  

  Slovene and Danish National Minorities Address the Minority Intergroup

  The Intergroup featured substantial presentations from large delegations representing Slovenes from northeastern Italy, on the initiative of Mr Peterle MEP (EPP), and the Danish national minority from northern Germany.
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  2011. 04. 18.
  

  The Minority Intergroup discusses the work of PACE and the situation in the Basque Country

  The Intergroup, which met on April 7th, featured presentations from Ms Agnieszka Szklanna from the Secretariat of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) who described the work of PACE and their report on the ECRML. On the initiative of MEPs Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Francois Alfonsi the Intergroup also discussed "The Limits to Political Participation" with presentations by Professor Juan Jose Alvarez Rubio and Dr Didier Rouget on the situation in the Basque Country, the political parties law, and the banning of the Basque Left party Sortu.
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