Linguistic minorities in the European Union
Prospects of new protection and promotion measures
In the European Union there are about 50 million people who belong to a national minority or a minority language community.
They make a strong contribution to the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe. Together with other Europeans they want to define the future of Europe; a future in which not only large languages or dominant cultures, but also minorities are taken into account. Therefore they want protection and support for the preservation of their identity. This is what the Minority SafePack Initiative calls for.
Source: http://www.minority-safepack.eu
The conference taking place at the Mocheno cultural institute (Istituto culturale mòcheno / Bersntoler Kulturinstitut) on 2 and 3 March from 9.30 till evening, will discuss the prospects of new protection and promotion measures for the linguistic minorities in the European Union.
It will also be an opportunity to delve deeper into the Minority SafePack Initiative, an invitation to sign the petition and help provide a better future for the national minorities and language communities of Europe (http://www.minority-safepack.eu)
The contact persons for the University of Trento are: Patrizia Cordin (dean's delegate initiatives in the field of linguistic minorities) and Roberto Toniatti (scientific director of the LIA Project - Laboratorio di Innovazione istituzionale per l’Autonomia integrale - Department of Law).
Further information and programme here
organization: University of Trento
