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European Parliament rectifies and authorises censored Plataforma per la Llengua exhibition on Catalan language

Following negotiations by teams representing MEP Ramon Tremosa and the Catalan NGO, the European Parliament has finally lifted the ban on the exhibition

"The Catalan Language: 10 million voices" will be unveiled on 4 March, as planned

"It was the only possible outcome: it is unheard of for the European Parliament to ban an exhibition on a European language", explained Òscar Escuder, President of Plataforma per la Llengua More info about "European Parliament rectifies and authorises censored Plataforma per la Llengua exhibition on Catalan language"

European Parliament also censors Plataforma per la Llengua exhibition on Catalan language

The Catalan NGO, invited by MEP Tremosa, was due to unveil the exhibition entitled "The Catalan Language: 10 million voices" on 4 March

The European Parliament has cancelled the display, following various censorships of its content, citing the proximity of the Spanish elections as its excuse

"This is a new case of censorship by an institution which should be a great defender of freedom of expression: we do not identify with this way of understanding the European Union", states Òscar Escuder, President of Plataforma per la Llengua

A conference on Catalonia by Ortega Smith, Secretary General of VOX, is scheduled for 6 March at the European Parliament, and this has not been censored More info about "European Parliament also censors Plataforma per la Llengua exhibition on Catalan language"

“No more anti-Catalanism”: Plataforma per la Llengua denounces the impunity of linguistic discrimination

The NGO of the Catalan language has received over 155 complaints of serious linguistic discrimination by the Public Administration since 2007, 23 of which have taken place in 2018

The Organization will put forward an action plan to Spanish President Pedro Sánchez

Òscar Escuder, President of Plataforma per la Llengua: "If the Spanish government does not act, it will be complicit in the discrimination we are suffering"

The website www.proudecatalanofobia.cat will collect signatures and send thousands of letters to the Spanish Government. More info about "“No more anti-Catalanism”: Plataforma per la Llengua denounces the impunity of linguistic discrimination"

ELEN proposes new measures to improve implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages

The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages celebrated its 20th anniversary at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg with a two day high level conference from June 18th to 19th with State representatives, NGOs and experts in attendance. More info about "ELEN proposes new measures to improve implementation of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages"