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Date: 18/12/2012
Catalan nearing 10 million speakers in increasingly "adverse sociopolitical environment"
A 2011 report by CRUSCAT says language has now about 750,000 more speakers than a decade ago · Great social “attractiveness” of the language pointed out as reason · Positive trends in Valencia and the Balearic Islands could be endangered by Popular Party's language policies · Highest levels of knowledge of Catalan to be found in inner Catalonia, Menorca and Franja, while Alacant, Eivissa and Northern Catalonia are in the opposite situation
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Date: 17/12/2012
Albanian census finds 24,000 Greeks in country, organizations protest
Omonoia says the results have been falsified in order to downplay the number of Greeks · 14% of people have refused to state their ethnicity · Albanian authorities underline that the census has been free and fair
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Date: 14/12/2012
Peace dialogue with the insurgency should lead to the recognition of “the region's unique culture”, the group says · NGO insists that the pro-independence movement should accept that “self-determination and maintenance of Thailand’s territorial integrity are compatible”
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Date: 10/12/2012
Romanian PM eyes agreement with Hungarian party after landslide election win
USL and UDMR could reach a two-thirds majority that would allow them to amend the Constitution · Hungarian leader agrees to “start talks” with premier Ponta after securing more than 5% of the votes · Second Hungarian party below 1%
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Date: 29/11/2012
Veneto to hold referendum on self-determination if allowed by laws
Regional Council calls for "international relations with EU and UN to guarantee the holding of a vote" · Venetian president warns that current legal framework does not allow to, still adds that he would vote "yes" to secession · Independent group of lawyers to be appointed in order to examine legal possibilities · Sardinian party proposes that the island declares independence from Italy
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Date: 29/11/2012
Hungarian Jews to sue Jobbik MP who called to "tally up" them
Márton Gyöngyösi says he only referred to Israeli-Hungarian dual citizens
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Date: 27/11/2012
"We are going to realise the project of Albanian national unity through the EU"
Sali Berisha promises a de facto Greater Albania in the framework of the process of European integration during the celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Albanian Independence · Hashim Thaci says Kosovo will be the guarantor of the rights of Albanians in Macedonia and Serbia · Belgrade proposes to reopen the Kosovar question through "a new Dayton"
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Date: 26/11/2012
Alsace heading for increased autonomy
Large majority of Alsatian political representatives approve to propose the establishment of a territorial collectivity and the merger of current region and departments · Reform could give Alsace regulatory, non legislative, powers · A referendum on the proposal will be organized next April
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Date: 26/11/2012
Centre-right CiU wins but loses 12 MPs, now needs the support of growing centre-left pro-independence ERC · Mas says the self-determination process will go on, calls on ERC to "assume joint responsibility" · Major increase in turnout does not change the balance between sovereignist and unionist blocs
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Date: 22/11/2012
Friuli thinks about redefining itself
Inspired by the model of Trentino-South Tyrol, Udine president proposes to turn Friuli-Venezia Giulia into a biprovincial region · A reunified Friul could get autonomous powers under the new setup · Friuli Movement party wants to split the current region into two new autonomous territories: Friuli and Trieste
