Following its establishment in 1982, the European Bureau for Lesser-Used Languages worked to strengthen contacts and develop mutual co-operation between lesser-used language communities. The main goal was to promote linguistic diversity and to support these languages. It acted to facilitate links and communications with the European institutions, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, and UN and UNESCO. It spoke on behalf of Europe's 50 million speakers of regional or minority languages.
EBLUL's operational grant was discontinued by the EU in 2007 despite recommendations from the European Parliament,[1] including the 2003 Ebner Report and the EU's own evaluation conducted by Ernst and Young that the EU should continue to support the organisation. The cut in funding remains controversial because the 2003 Ebner Report [2] a European Parliament legislative report, which has to be implemented by the EU, recommended that EBLUL continue to receive EU funding.
However, with the cut in its core funding, EBLUL was finally closed by a decision of its board of directors on 27 January 2010. The main reason given was that "the funding mechanism of such an organisational model [was] not suitable in current circumstances".[3]
EBLUL has since been replaced by the European Language Equality Network (ELEN)[4] the European NGO for lesser-used languages, it gathers most of the former EBLUL members plus many more civil society organisations from across Europe. To date, ELEN represents 44 languages with 60 member organisations in 20 European states.[5]
Colin H. Williams,(1991) Language in Geographic Context: Linguistic minorities, society, and territory. Kogaｎ Page．
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^"Microsoft Word - Multilingualism2part1.doc" (PDF). Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
^"Report with recommendations to the Commission on European regional and lesser-used languages - the languages of minorities in the EU - in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity- Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport - A5-0271/2003". Europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
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^"ELEN | European Language Equality Network". Elen.ngo. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
^"Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities" (PDF). Coe.int. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
External linksedit
European Language Equality Network
Council of Europe: Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Council of Europe: Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities
United Nations: Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities
January 01, 1970
european, bureau, lesser, used, languages, eblul, governmental, organisation, that, promote, linguistic, diversity, languages, founded, 1982, discontinued, 2010, organisation, close, ties, with, both, european, parliament, council, europe, funded, both, europe. The European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages EBLUL was a non governmental organisation that was set up to promote linguistic diversity and languages It was founded in 1982 and discontinued in 2010 The organisation had close ties with both the European Parliament and the Council of Europe and was funded by both the European Commission and local and regional governmental organisations Following its establishment in 1982 the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages worked to strengthen contacts and develop mutual co operation between lesser used language communities The main goal was to promote linguistic diversity and to support these languages It acted to facilitate links and communications with the European institutions the Council of Europe the OSCE and UN and UNESCO It spoke on behalf of Europe s 50 million speakers of regional or minority languages EBLUL s operational grant was discontinued by the EU in 2007 despite recommendations from the European Parliament 1 including the 2003 Ebner Report and the EU s own evaluation conducted by Ernst and Young that the EU should continue to support the organisation The cut in funding remains controversial because the 2003 Ebner Report 2 a European Parliament legislative report which has to be implemented by the EU recommended that EBLUL continue to receive EU funding However with the cut in its core funding EBLUL was finally closed by a decision of its board of directors on 27 January 2010 The main reason given was that the funding mechanism of such an organisational model was not suitable in current circumstances 3 EBLUL has since been replaced by the European Language Equality Network ELEN 4 the European NGO for lesser used languages it gathers most of the former EBLUL members plus many more civil society organisations from across Europe To date ELEN represents 44 languages with 60 member organisations in 20 European states 5 See also editEuropean Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Languages of the European Union Colin H Williams 1991 Language in Geographic Context Linguistic minorities society and territory Kogaｎ Page References edit Microsoft Word Multilingualism2part1 doc PDF Europarl europa eu Retrieved 2017 01 12 Report with recommendations to the Commission on European regional and lesser used languages the languages of minorities in the EU in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity Committee on Culture Youth Education the Media and Sport A5 0271 2003 Europarl europa eu Retrieved 2017 01 12 EBLUL European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages EBLUL Closing Statement 2012 04 26 Archived from the original on 2012 04 26 Retrieved 2021 09 02 ELEN European Language Equality Network Elen ngo Retrieved 2017 01 12 Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities PDF Coe int Retrieved 2017 01 12 External links editEuropean Language Equality Network Council of Europe Charter for Regional or Minority Languages Council of Europe Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic Religious and Linguistic Minorities Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages amp oldid 1188627850, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
