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“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"

Catalan language skills not needed in order to become a Spanish government employee in territories where the language is spoken

Less than 2% of public sector positions offered by the Spanish government in territories where Catalan is the official language value its use, and none of the 33,167 positions require proficiency in the language as a prerequisite for the job. More info about "Catalan language skills not needed in order to become a Spanish government employee in territories where the language is spoken"