Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 09/11/2013

Subject: The European Parliament calls on the European Union and the Member States to be more attentive to the extreme threat that many European languages, classified as endangered languages, are experiencing, and to commit wholeheartedly to the protection and promotion of the unique diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by deploying ambitious proactive revitalisation policies for the languages concerned and by dedicating a reasonable budget to this aim; it calls on all Member States who have not yet done so to ratify and implement the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. Moreover, the European Parliament affirms that media, especially new media, can play an important role in the protection of endangered languages, particularly for future generations.

Classification: Equality - Art. 22 Respect of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity

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