1. UNESCO, Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity.

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2. Council Meeting, Education and Youth Affairs,Brussels, 29 November 2001

LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY AND LANGUAGE LEARNING IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OBJECTIVES OF THE EUROPEAN YEAR OF LANGUAGES – Resolution

The Council adopted a Resolution on the promotion of linguistic diversity and language learning. The Resolution aims at achieving the objectives identified in the framework of the European Year of Languages 2001 and reaffirms the importance that the European Union attaches to linguistic diversity and multilingualism. Brussels, 29 November 2001

Abstract of the Council Resolution on the promotion of linguistic diversity and language learning

3. Council meeting, Cultural and Audiovisual Affairs, 5 November 2001

DEVELOPMENT OF THE AUDIOVISUAL SECTOR – RESOLUTION *

FINANCING OF PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTIING *

THE ROLE OF CULTURE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION *

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 PUBLIC DEBATE *

CULTURE AND THE KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY – RESOLUTION *

Abstract of the above mentioned resolutions

4. Council of Europe, European Charter for Minority and Regional Languages. Strasbourg, 5 November 1992

5. Committee of the Regions, Commission for Culture and Education, COM-7/030 Brussels, 27 June 2001

OPINION of the Committee of the Regions of 13 June 2001 on the Promotion and Protection of Regional and Minority Languages - - CdR 86/2001 fin EN/o

6. European Parliament resolution on regional and lesser-used European languages. Minutes of 13/12/2001 - Provisional Edition

7. “Translating for a multilingual community”. 25 page booklet issued in PDF format (1·1 Mb) by the Translation Service of the European Commission in February 2002, explaining how the Service works and its tools. The booklet has a useful annex with legal information and many technical hyperlinks.

8. Package for Linguistic Diversity. Contribution of the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages (EBLUL) for the Convention on the Future of the European Union, 14 March 2002

The EBLUL presents a package of proposals for Linguistic Diversity. The main purpose of these proposals consists of giving an answer to the question how to give substance to Article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union of 7 December 2000: The European Union shall respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity.

9. Eurocongress 2000; The manifesto on two languages of universal culture

10. The Catalan language in the European Union. Manifesto of the Plenum of theInstitut d’Estudis Catalans, April 8, 2002

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11. Proposta d'EUROPA DIVERSA per al règim lingüístic de la UE

EUROPA DIVERSA: proposals for a new EU language regime

12. CUNNINGHAM, Kristina “Translating for a larger Union. Can we cope with more than 11 languages”.

13. SCIC and the enlargement:

14. Interview with M. Bendetti: