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Date: 08/05/2008
Advertising a job for Corsican-speakers is ‘discriminatory’ according to a French public institution
NEWS IN BRIEF. ‘It is unjustified since everybody can express themselves in the national language’ [French]
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Date: 07/05/2008
First official meeting between Armenian and Azeri Foreign Ministers
The meeting is a first step towards easing tension between the two countries and finding a peaceful solution to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict · OSCE-supervised negotiations are likely to lead to a meeting between Heads of State in June.
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Date: 06/05/2008
SNP ‘delighted’ with Labour’s referendum proposal
The leader of the Scottish Labour Party not only wants a referendum on independence but wants one within the next twelve months to check the increasing support for the pro-independence camp · Recent opinion-polls show support is growing for the SNP, the party currently in government.
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Date: 02/05/2008
Deadlock in Belgium over state reforms
Brussels-Halle-Vilvorde constituency remains at the heart of the conflict · Its final status must be determined by this Wednesday, in a key debate for the stability of Yves Leterme’s Government.
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Date: 30/04/2008
Bretons run in the first Ar Redadeg to support the Breton language
Runners will pass through five departments of the historical region of Brittany · The race will finish on 3 May to coincide with the anniversary of the first Diwan, or Breton school · It is the first edition of Ar Redadeg, which was inspired by similar events in the Basque Country and the Catalan Countries.
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Date: 25/04/2008
Major step towards full recognition for Catalan national sports teams
The Court of Arbitration for Sport gives the go-ahead for non-state teams if these are permitted by international federation rules · Catalonia’s national basketball, handball and athletics teams could soon enjoy official recognition.
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Date: 23/04/2008
Catalan communities around the world celebrate St George’s Day
More and more people are celebrating St George’s Day, International Book Day since 1995, by giving books to one another · This year Catalan social and cultural centres have organized activities as far afield as Brussels, Washington, Berlin and Buenos Aires.
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Date: 22/04/2008
Campaign to get legal recognition for France’s regional languages gains pace
Associations representing France’s minority languages present a manifesto entitled ‘Legal status for France’s regional languages’ · The Assembly will debate the issue on 7 May.
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Date: 22/04/2008
Iranian court closes down Kurdish-language newspaper
NEWS IN BRIEF. Reporters Without Borders claims that the closure of ‘Rouji Ha Lat’ is politically motivated.
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Date: 22/04/2008
French-speaking Belgian parties propose a Wallonia-Brussels federation
The first meetings between Walloon parties will be held this week ahead of the second phase of state reforms · The French-speaking community is debating how to adapt the federal structure to linguistic communities.
