5th Mercator International Symposium on Minority Languages on
“Linguistic Rights as a Social Inclusion Factor”

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Presentation Programme Papers The symposium in images

Experts and researchers on migration, linguistic rights and minority languages, as well as officers from the European Commission responsible for multilingualism policies, such as J. Delmoly and T. Condeço, attended the Symposium. Other personalities taking part and supporting initiatives for the promotion of languages minorities were also present.


Welcome

Aureli Argemí
(President of CIEMEN & Director of Mercator Linguistic Rights and Legislation)


Welcome

Sixte Moral
(Government of Catalonia)


Welcome

Jacques Delmoly
(European Commission)

Opening Session

Immigrants, National Minorities, and Language Rights
Isidor Marí, Alan Patten, Salvador Giner

Theme I: Legislation


Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Eduardo J. Ruiz Vieytez, Bernat Joan i Marí, Santiago J. Castellà

Theme II: Education


The Multilingual Cities Project
Lilian Nygren

Theme III: Economy, Employment & Trade


Andrejs Veisbergs, Carles Riera, François Grin, Michal Vašecka


Theme IV: Leisure, Sports, Culture & Media

Elin Haf Jones, Steve Morris


Theme V: Health Care


Health, Newcomers and Language Barriers
Sid Ahmed Baba

Summary & Conclusions


Colin H. Williams, Maite Puigdevall

Symposium’s Venue: Prat de la Riba’s Room, Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC)




The Mercator Team