Plataforma per la Llengua will send the publication to more than 240 places around the world, including Catalan foreign bureaux, universities and international organisations More info about "We are publishing a guide in English, French and German to publicise the position of Catalan to a foreign audience"
A survey carried out by Plataforma per la Llengua, the platform for the Catalan language, concludes that 82% of Catalonia's residents agree with the 'linguistic immersion' model
Plataforma per la Llengua condemns the judicial activism that aims to impose a model rejected by the population and by the Catalan parliament More info about "The Supreme Court topples the linguistic immersion model and breaks Spain’s international promises"
The boy showed an attitude that should stand as an example to all Catalan-speakers, refusing to be intimidated and continuing to use Catalan at all times.
A United Nations Special Rapporteur recently demanded an end to hate speech against national minorities and criticised the populist politicians who spread it More info about "A 12-year-old boy has been bullied and threatened because he expressed himself in Catalan in his secondary school WhatsApp group"
Two experts from the Catalan NGO have written the paper setting out the conclusions of the report "Reanimar el català. Dades i propostes per a millorar la situació de la llengua en l'àmbit sanitari a Catalunya" More info about "A Canadian journal publishes an article by Plataforma per la Llengua about the use of Catalan in the health system"
It's extremely rare for an episode of linguistic discrimination to be investigated by a Spanish criminal court and, in this case, a video could prove decisive in favour of the complainant
The Flemish citizen, who speaks Catalan but not Spanish, was discriminated against for speaking Catalan even though he is permitted to do so by law. He was forced to publicly reveal the contents of the stoma bag he wears as a result of an operation for colon cancer
Kris Charlier, who testified before the judge last Thursday, has received legal support from Plataforma per la Llengua since he was discriminated against in 2019 at El Prat Airport More info about "The Spanish Civil Guard officers who harassed a Flemish citizen for speaking Catalan could face up to two years in prison"
The entity positively values the report published by the Council of Europe, which assesses Spain's degree of compliance with the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
European experts confirm that Spain continues to violate the rights of Catalan speakers and warn that the pandemic cannot be used as an excuse to impose the Spanish language
The report also points the finger at the multilingual model of the Valencian law on educational multilingualism, and argues for a model of language immersion More info about "The Council of Europe uses the observations from Plataforma per la Llengua to denounce discrimination against Catalan in Spain"
Plataforma per la Llengua has lobbied French MPs to approve a Bill which will mark a turning point in the health of Catalan in North Catalonia
The most important change is in education, as North Catalans will be able to choose schools that teach in Catalan during school hours More info about "New historic law will give North Catalans the right to language immersion in schools"
For the fourth consecutive year, Plataforma per la Llengua has made a study of the Spanish State websites - in 2020, this has been based on observations made of almost 400 sites
82.4% of sites with some content in Catalan include serious language errors and 42.9% differentiate between "Catalan" and "Valencian"
The government of the left-wing parties PSOE and Unidas Podemos is creating new websites in Spanish only More info about "Only 1% of Spanish State websites are fully translated into Catalan"
The state of minority languages in the health field has been the focus of a debate featuring seven speakers from different regions of Europe and the Americas
The lack of language skills among health staff can lead to a low level of use of Catalan More info about "We take part in the international seminar on languages in health"
This year, 5 November is the 28th anniversary of the signing of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages.
Spain ratified it in 2001 but, since then, it has continually breached it in the areas of justice, reciprocity and public administration, as well as during the management of COVID-19.
Plataforma per la Llengua regrets that States like France and Italy have not even ratified the charter after 28 years. More info about "ECRML: an anniversary for a charter protecting Catalan that is still not fully effective"
