We attended the management meeting of the European Language Equality Network (ELEN)

Debate at the meeting focused on keeping up to date with the effects of the pandemic on minoritised languages More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua works with European organisations to promote minoritised languages"

Plataforma per la Llengua took part in the 2020 assembly of delegates of the European FUEN network on Saturday, 24 October. It has been a member of the organisation since 2018. More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua takes part in the FUEN 2020 assembly"

Plataforma per la Llengua demands that the Spanish government comply with its international commitments after Fernand de Varennes warned of the situation of human rights violations suffered by minorities in Spain More info about "The UN Special Rapporteur for National Minorities calls on Spain to respect the language rights of Catalan speakers"

In a new report, the NGO for Catalan clearly details the impediments to the use of the language and offers solutions, most importantly amending the Judicial System Act, which has also been demanded by the Council of Europe. More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua calls for obstacles to using Catalan in the justice system to be left behind when the courts reopen"

The Spanish government continues to make regulations discouraging the use of the co-official languages of the State, this time insisting that firms with technological innovation projects make grant applications in Spanish. More info about "The Spanish government forces firms with technological innovation projects to present grant applications in Spanish"

The Spanish institutions give information about the coronavirus epidemic only in Spanish, as the Spanish government once again ignores European recommendations. The ECRML criticises the fact that some States, such as Spain "do not share information, instructions, directives and recommendations in languages other than the official language of the country". More info about "Spain should give information about the coronavirus in Catalan, according to the Council of Europe and the OSCE"

A resident claims the Civil Guard reported him for exercising his rights as a citizen and speaking to them in Catalan. The NGO will report the case to the Spanish Government Office in Catalonia and to Manresa Town Council. More info about "We uncover a new case of language discrimination during the State of Alarm in Manresa"

As part of the human rights review being carried out by the UN in Spain, the Catalan NGO has presented a report compiling the repeated violations of linguistic rights More info about "Plataforma per la Llengua denounces the violation of linguistic rights in Spain in the UN human rights review"

European experts confirm that Spain is still treating Catalan-speakers as second-class citizens and they recommend that the position of Catalan in the justice system and the State public authorities be improved immediately More info about "We demand that the Spanish State take notice of the Council of Europe’s recommendations on compliance with CELRoM"

The Catalan NGO considers this extremely urgent after the case at El Prat Airport of a Flemish citizen recently operated on for colon cancer who was forced to show the content of the stoma bag he has worn since the operation and harassed by the Civil Guard for speaking Catalan More info about "We demand immediate measures from the Spanish government delegate to stop language discrimination by the police"