Image EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages membership.svg thumb 300px Member states that have ... Charter for Regional or MinorityLanguages ECRML is a European treaty CETS 148 adopted in 1992 ... EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages text http conventions.coe.int Treaty Commun QueVoulezVous.asp ... planer rapporter 2002 Europeancharter for regional or minority languages.html?id 420162 Report ... Carta eurupea d lingui riggiunali o minuritari simple EuropeanCharter for Regional or Minority ... regional and minority language s in Europe . The preparation for the charter was undertaken by the predecessor ... in respect of the languages of France . The charter provides a large number of different actions state parties can take to protect and promote historical regional and minoritylanguages. There are two ... 1997 No regional or minoritylanguages flagcountry Luxembourg ratification 22 June 2005 No regional or minoritylanguages ref http www.coe.int t dg4 education minlang Report EvaluationReports LuxembourgECRML1 ... education minlang Charter website http www.eurolang.net Eurolang News agency about minoritylanguages ... Category Linguistic rights Category Council of Europe conventions and covenants Charter for Regional or Minority Language Category Languages of Europe Category Language policy of the European Union ... because involvement of local and regional government was essential. The actual charter was written ... at least 35. Languages protected under the Charter Please, do not add a language, because it is spoken in the country mentioned. Below only the languages recognised under the Charter by the these countries are mentioned. Countries that have ratified the Charter, and languages for which the ratification ... Ukraine declares that the provisions of the Charter shall apply to the languages of the following ... and references Refimprove date May 2007 Reflist See also Europeanlanguages Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Languages of the European Union Language policy in France Universal ... more details
Image Midas.JPG thumb 500px MIDAS Logo The European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and RegionalLanguages MIDAS is politically independent, non profit association for ethnic minorityminority press with headquarters based at the European Academy EURAC in Bolzano , South Tyrol , Italy . MIDAS was formed in the year 2001 by editors in chief from more than 10 language communities throughout Europe in order to coordinate their strategies and to stimulate cooperation in the areas of information exchange, printing, and marketing to organise campaigns to promote publications in minoritylanguages and to obtain support from state and EU institutions for minoritylanguages and their print media. Annually MIDAS organizes http www.midas press.org Study Visit Programme.htm Study Visits for the journalists of its member newspapers and majority press. Program seeks to develop knowledge in editorial ... von Habsburg prizes to the journalists of minority and majority press. The judging criteria for the prizes are high journalistic quality and coverage of topics related to minority protection, European ... 3 million European citizens as readers and are published in 13 languages. Members class sortable wikitable Country Minority Language Newspaper flagicon Croatia Croatia Italians in Istria Italians La Voce del Popolo flagicon Czech Republic Czech Republic Polish minority in the Czech Republic Poles G os Ludu flagicon Denmark Denmark German minority in Denmark Germans Der Nordschleswiger flagicon ... Website http www.eurac.edu Org Minorities IMR index.htm Institute for Minority Rights at the European ... Visit Program is dedicated to report on minority protection and cultural diversity issues within the context of the European Integration process. MIDAS awards also the http www.midas press.org MidasPrizeforJournalism.htm ... Nyland flagicon Germany Germany Danish minority in Germany Danes Flensborg Avis flagicon Germany ... Lithuania Lithuania Polish minority in Lithuania Poles Kurier Wile ski flagicon Romania Romania ... more details
by the Minority Language Committee, influenced by the directives from the EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages in 1997. To be accorded official minority status, a language must have been ...In 1999, the Minority Language Committee of Sweden formally declared five minoritylanguages of Sweden Finnish language Finnish , Sami languages Sami language , Romany language Romani , Yiddish language ... 07. Retrieved on July 23, 2006. in Swedish ref The minoritylanguages have been legally recognized .... Romani and Yiddish have the position of historical minoritylanguages throughout the country, and thus ... Demographics of Sweden Language policy Languages of the European Union References and notes Sveriges ... d 108 a 85634 National minorities and minoritylanguages , Integrations och j mst lldhetsdepartementet, Informationsmaterial IJ 07.07e, July 13, 2007 references DEFAULTSORT MinorityLanguages Of Sweden ... estimations consider 100 years to be reasonable, based on the included and excluded languages. A significant immigration to Sweden did not start until after World War I , and many languages currently ... and Yiddish . Furthermore, it is a condition that the granting of official minority language status ... minority language status to the sign language was that its users do not share a unique cultural heritage since hearing impaired people come from all backgrounds. Affected languages Standard Finnish Finnish ... languages belong to different language family language families it is easy to distinguish them, unlike the neighbouring languages Norwegian language Norwegian and Danish language Danish . The number ... amount to 50,000 or so. Sami languages The Sami language s are actually not one language, even though they are commonly referred to as such. In Sweden, three S mi languages are spoken, with the other 7 S mi languages being spoken in Norway, Russia and Finland. The history of the Sami languages ... the four countries. As a minority language, Sami is an official language and may be used in Government ... more details
The Revised EuropeanCharter on the Participation of Young People in Local and Regional Life is an international policy document to promote youth participation at the local level. Since its adoption by the Congress of the Council of Europe in 2003 it has achieved wide recognition as a key reference policy document for the political participation of youth. ref cite web title Young Charter publisher NYCI international year 2006 url http www.international.youth.ie index.php?id 56 accessdate 2010 07 28 ref The original charter was drawn up in 1992, but was substantially revised to take into account the rapidly changing political environment. ref cite web title What is Youth Participation? publisher Youth voice year 2009 url http youthvoice.network together.eu what is youth participation accessdate 2010 07 28 ref The Charter has been adopted by many European municipalities who have chosen to set up youth councils . ref cite web title Survey about youth participation in Bulgaria publisher Youth voice year 2009 url http youthvoice.network together.eu bulgaria accessdate 2010 07 28 ref The revised Charter was taken up by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe in a recommendation. ref cite web title Recommendation Rec 2004 13 on the participation of young people in local and regional life publisher Council of Europe date 2004 11 17 url http www.coe.int t dg4 youth Source IG ... political weight. A number of European NGOs, such as the European Youth Forum actively support the Charter through their activities. It has been translated into eleven languages, plus a plain English version and manual entitled Have your say . The Charter is divided into three sections. Part one gives local and regional authorities guidelines on how to conduct policies affecting young people ... 2010 07 30 ref External links http www.coe.int t dg4 youth coe youth youth participation charter EN.asp Official Youth Charter site References reflist Category Council of Europe Category Youth ... more details
primarysources date May 2011 The European Centre for Minority Issues ECMI is a research institute based in Flensburg , Germany , that conducts research into Minority group minority majority relations in Europe ... About cite web url http www.ecmi.de rubrik 3 in english title About publisher European Centre for Minority ... ECMI.php title Starting ECMI publisher European Centre for Minority Issues accessdate 2008 08 09 ... staff title ECMI staff publisher European Centre for Minority Issues accessdate 2009 09 30 ref The Centre ... European Centre for Minority Issues accessdate 2010 09 03 ref Publications Over the years,the European ... European Yearbook of Minority Issues. The goal of this publication effort is to increase ... of the European Centre for Minority Issues have over the years been widely cited in the field. The following ... Johns, Michael. The European Union and Minority Rights, in Eastern European Politics and Societies ..., p. 37 ref , Review of European Yearbook of Minority Issues. ref Zaagman, Rob. Helsinki Monitor , vol. 18, no. 4 2007 , pp. 310, 311 ref , Review of European Yearbook of Minority Issues. ref McClean, E. European Public Law , vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 686 688 ref See also Council of Europe Minority Rights ... operation in Europe , one from the Council of Europe and one from the European Union . ref name About The institute s first director was Stefan Troebst, now Professor of East European Cultural Studies ... and further development of universal, regional, bilateral and national standards that may ... has been invited to consider standards implementation and majority minority relations in particular ... Politics and Civil Society focusing on minority politics, especially the ability of minorities to participate ... in the wider Europe. A Culture and Diversity cluster addresses the cultural issues of minority existence ... also maintains links to several regions of tension in Europe through its Regional Associates ... history of managing minority issues in the German Danish border region where it is based ... more details
Infobox school name Foxborough RegionalCharter School image imagesize logo caption location 131 Central Street br Foxborough, Massachusetts country United States coordinates Coord 42.0567 N 71.2455 W type edu region US MA display inline,title district principal asst principal faculty 77.40 on full time equivalent FTE basis ref name NCES cite web url http nces.ed.gov ccd schoolsearch school detail.asp?Search 1&SchoolID 250005201250&ID 250005201250 title Foxborough RegionalCharter School publisher National Center for Education Statistics accessdate 15 April 2012 quote Total Students 1,139 2009 2010 ref ratio 14.72 1 ref name NCES enrollment 1,139 ref name NCES enrollment as of 2009 10 type Charter school Charter us nces school id 250005201250 grades Education in the United States School grades K to 12 conference motto mascot mascot image nickname colors established 1998 homepage The Foxborough RegionalCharter School is a college preparatory college prep , kindergarten United States K through Twelfth grade United States 12 , charter school located in Foxborough, Massachusetts . History Founded as the SABIS Foxborough Regional School, ref cite web url http www.doe.mass.edu charter reports 2003 annual 0446.pdf title Annual Report 2002 2003 publisher SABIS Foxborough RegionalCharter School accessdate 10 April 2012 ref a member of the SABIS international network of private charter schools, Foxborough RegionalCharter School, or FRCS, opened at the start of the 1998 school year with 582 .... ref cite web url http www.foxboroughrcs.org about us history title History publisher Foxborough RegionalCharter School accessdate 10 April 2012 ref FRCS split from SABIS in 2007 ref cite news url http www.boston.com news local articles 2007 10 04 charter school plan clears big hurdle title Charter ... to conflicts between SABIS proprietary curriculum and Massachusetts guidelines for charter schools ... States Category Charter schools in Massachusetts Category Educational institutions established ... more details
EuropeanCharter on Human Rights may refer to The European Convention on Human Rights adopted by the Council of Europe which came into force in 1950, protected by the European Court of Human Rights The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which has some limited application within the European Union after the European Court of Justice decided that, in essence, the treaties establishing the European Union does not empower it to accede to the European Convention on Human Rights. disambig ... more details
The EuropeanCharter for Researchers is a European Union recommendation recommendation of good practice for researcher s and employers and or funders of researchers issued by the European Commission Directorate General for Research European Commission DG Research . It sketches rights and duties of researchers and their funding institutions. It was published together with the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers which outlines principles for hiring and appointing researchers. The document was compiled relying on extensive advice of researchers and research policy stakeholders. The commission considers the EuropeanCharter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers as key elements in the European Union s policy to make research an attractive career, which is a vital feature of its strategy to stimulate economic and employment growth General principles and requirements applicable to researchers in the charter Intellectual freedom Adherence to recognised ethical practices Professional responsibility e.g. avoiding plagiarism Professional attitude ... European Commission Directorate General for Research European Commission External links http ec.europa.eu euraxess index.cfm rights index EuropeanCharter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment ... Given that legally the Charter and the Code are recommendations, the implementation of the documents shall be put forward by positive contention and peer pressure. The Charter and the Code should serve as a quality certificate for research institutions. Where national or regional legislation gives researchers more favourable conditions than those provided by the Charter, the more favourable conditions should not be diminished. Consequent implementation of the Researchers Charter is urged not only by the European Commission, but also by other research and science policy organisations like Eurodoc ... organisations EU stub Category European Union and science and technology de Europ ische Charta ... more details
Image European Social Charter member states.svg thumb 300px Members of the 1961 Charter in light green members of the Revised Charter in dark green non member states of the Council of Europe in grey Distinguish2 Social Chapter in EU law The European Social Charter is a Council of Europe treaty which was adopted in 1961 and revised in 1996. The Revised Charter came into force in 1999 and is gradually replacing the initial 1961 treaty. The Charter sets out human rights and freedoms and establishes a supervisory mechanism guaranteeing their respect by the States parties. The Charter guarantees rights and freedoms which concern all individuals in their daily existence. The basic rights set out in the Charter ... and, if the formal requirements have been met, declares it admissible. See also European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment European decency threshold N ost External links http www.coe.int t dghl monitoring socialcharter default en.asp European Social Charter website http www.conventions.coe.int Treaty Commun QueVoulezVous.asp?NT 035&CM 1&DF 8 20 2008&CL ENG 1961 European Social Charter http www.conventions.coe.int Treaty Commun QueVoulezVous.asp?NT 163&CM 7&DF 26 10 2008&CL ENG Revised European Social Charter http www.conventions.coe.int ... for a system of Collective Complaints http www.socialrights.net introduction to the european social charter Concise overview of the European Social Charter International human rights legal instruments ... movement of persons and non discrimination. States Parties to the Charter must submit annual reports on a part of the provisions of the Charter be it the 1961 Charter or the 1996 Revised Charter , showing how they implement them in law and in practice. The European Committee of Social Rights ECSR is the body responsible for monitoring compliance in the States party to the Charter. The ECSR is composed ... in 1998, complaints of violations of the Charter may be lodged with the ECSR. Certain organisations ... more details
Infobox Airline airline European Aviation Air Charter logo Europeanaviation logo.png logo size 245 fleet size 6 destinations N A IATA E7 ICAO EAF callsign EUROCHARTER parent European Aviation founded 1989 as European Aviation ceased 1 December 2008 headquarters Bournemouth key people Paul Stoddart hubs Bournemouth Airport frequent flyer lounge alliance website http www.eaac.co.uk European Aviation Air Charter was an airline based in Bournemouth , United Kingdom . It operated ad hoc charter services, VIP flights, and inclusive tour and sub charter flights, as well as ACMI wet lease s for other airlines ... OF MONEY ref European Aviation Air Charter Limited held a Civil Aviation Authority United Kingdom United ... 183&pagetype 90&pageid 340 CAA Operating Licence ref History File European Aviation G AVML , Dublin, July 1994.jpg thumb right A European Aviation BAC 1 11 at Dublin Airport in July 1994. Refimprove date October 2008 European Aviation Air Charter began in 1989, as European Aviation . Paul Stoddart , the boss of European Aviation Air Charter, saw a gap in the market for an ad hoc charter airline. The aircraft ... was operating. European Air Charter has flown from Bournemouth Airport since its beginning, making ... of changing European Aviation s name to European Aviation Air Charter , or EAC for short. That same ... OK TGX as well. European Air Charter asked for permission to land at John F. Kennedy International ... , red and others. European Air Charter has formed an association with Palmair , which used to fly over passengers to Bournemouth so they could board the European Air Charter jets to North America ... 270 employees at March 2007 . ref name FI Fleet The European Aviation Air Charter fleet consisted ... in 2008 ca European Aviation Air Charter de European Aviation Air Charter pt European Aviation Air Charter fi European Aviation Air Charter sv European Aviation ... Force . European Aviation was initially based in the building where the British Aircraft Corporation ... more details
for Regional or MinorityLanguages . ref http conventions.coe.int Treaty Commun ChercheSig.asp?NT 148&CM 8&DF &CL ENG EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages CETS No. 148 ref To encourage ... ListeDeclarations.asp?NT 148&CM 8&DF 23 01 05&CL ENG&VL 1 EuropeanCharter for Regional or Minority ... Not official minority language in French Flanders . See also Portalbox European Union LanguagesEuropean ... on minoritylanguages EU programmes. http web.quipo.it minola MinoLa MinorityLanguages in the European ...Languages of country the European Union image image size caption official div col Bulgarian language ... title Minoritylanguages Albanian Language Albanian small Romania ref http www.edrc.ro docs docs Lege ... of Europe publishes report on minoritylanguages in Spain Monday 15 December 2008 br by Conseil de ... br Valencian Sign Language Valencian keyboard keyboard image source The languages of the European ... cities that are Location of European Union institutions political centres of the Union Brussels Languages ... No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European Economic Community of 1958, are ref cite web title Consolidated version of Regulation No 1 determining the languages to be used by the European ... education languageslanguages of europe doc135 en.htm publisher European Commission accessdate ... in multiple EU countries at the regional level. Furthermore, not all national languages have been ... in the twenty three official languages. The Official Journal of the European Union is published ... are produced in all twenty three official languages, but that accounts for a minority of the institutions ... arrangements. The European Commission , for example, conducts its internal business in three languages ... ref Language families The vast majority of the official languages of the European Union belong to the Indo Europeanlanguages Indo European language family family , the three dominant subfamilies ... languageslanguages of europe doc145 en.htm Euromosaic study , some regional language regional ... more details
objectives of the European Day of Languages are to alert the public to the importance of language learning and diversify the range of languages learned in order to increase multilingualism plurilingualism ... &ndash roughly 3 of the world s total. Most of the Europeanlanguages are of Indo Europeanlanguages .... Criticism In spite of the declared goal of promoting all Europeanlanguages in all countries of Europe ... that promotes the European Day of Languages is available in English language English and French ... 1860 language en GB Default.aspx European Day of Languages Articles and documents resources ref See also Languages of the European Union Education in the European Union Voluntaris per la Llengua EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages Multilingualism References reflist External links http www.coe.int t dg4 linguistic jel EN.asp? European Day of Languages, Council of Europe en , fr http www.ecml.at edl default.asp European Day of Languages Council of Europe http europa.eu languages servlets ... en press release http www.cilt.org.uk edl European Day of Languages UK http www.aegee eskisehir.org ...File Image Languages Europe.png thumb 400px A map showing the approximate distribution of indigenous languages in Europe codes according to List of ISO 639 1 codes ISO 639 1 and List of ISO 639 2 codes ISO 639 2 The European Day of Languages is 26 September , as proclaimed by the Council of Europe on 6 December 2001, at the end of the European Year of Languages 2001 , which had been jointly organised by the Council of Europe and the European Union . ref https wcd.coe.int ViewDoc.jsp?Ref 776 7.1&Sector ... for people to learn a range of languages, and to support policy initiatives to promote languages ... http news.google.com nwshp?tab wn&q 22European Day of Languages 22&ie UTF 8 ref , including happenings ... by the Council of Europe or the European Union nor do they allocate special funding i.e. .... The national relay in the UK is CILT, the National Centre for Languages ref http www.cilt.org.uk ... more details
T E Legal Affairs Local and regional Democracy Regional or Minoritylanguages Council of Europe Charter for Regional or MinorityLanguages http tous a rennesle3juin.over blog.org Rennes demonstration ...The European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages EBLUL was a non governmental organisation that was set up to promote linguistic diversity and language s. 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. Since its establishment in 1982, the European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages had been strengthening contacts and developing mutual co operation between lesser used language communities. The main stated goal of which was to promote linguistic diversity and support diverse communities. It had acted as a facilitator in their links and communications with European institutions. Its aim was to speak on behalf of Europe s 46 million speakers of regional or minority language. The European Bureau for Lesser Used Languages was closed by a decision of its Board of Directors on January 27, 2010. The main official reason given was that the funding mechanism of such an organisational model was not suitable in current circumstances . ref http eblul.eurolang.net index.php?option com content&task view&id 260&Itemid 1 EBLUL Closing Statement ref See also EuropeanCharter for Regional or MinorityLanguages 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. Koga Page References references External links http eblul.eurolang.net EBLUL promoting European linguistic diversity, linking language communities original website at www.eblul.org stopped functioning http web.archive.org web 20100824023716 http www.eblul.org in July August 2010 http web.archive.org web 20090318175637 ... more details
Year 2001 was declared the European Year of Languages by the Council of Europe , the European Union , and UNESCO . In announcing the initiative, the three bodies argued for the importance of language learning for personal development and suggested that lingual competencies are needed to respond to economic, social, and cultural changes in society. The declaration was accompanied by initiatives in most European countries it was expected to draw attention to Europe s cultural richness and to support closer collaboration among people, schools, and institutions. One initiative was a Lingual Education Week for Adults, held May 5 11 to emphasize that it is never too late to learn a new language. See also Languages of the European Union References Breinstrup, Thomas, 2001 &ndash Anno Europee de Linguas . Panorama in Interlingua , 2001, Issue 1. EU stub Category European Years Languages Category Languages of Europe Category 2001 in the European Union de Europ isches Jahr der Sprachen es A o Europeo de las Lenguas ... more details
languages Indo European remnant language List of Germanic languages Germanic languages East Germanic ... or East Tocharian Tocharian B Kuchean or West Tocharian Indo Europeanlanguages whose relationship ... ie Indo Europeanlanguages family tree graphic Indo European, Slavic, South http www.ethnologue.com show family.asp?subid 373 16 Category Indo Europeanlanguages Category Lists of Indo Europeanlanguages ... europeias simple List of Indo Europeanlanguages ...File Indo European branches map.png thumb 300px The approximate present day distribution of the Indo European branches within their homelands of Europe and Asia legend FFD800 Hellenic languages Hellenic Greek language Greek legend 7F6A00 Indo Iranian languages Indo Iranian legend 00269F Italic languages Italic includes Romance languages Romance legend FFAA00 Celtic languages Celtic legend CD0000 Germanic languages Germanic legend 57007F Armenian language Armenian legend 4CC200 Balto Slavic languages Balto Slavic Baltic languages Baltic legend 007F0E Balto Slavic languages Balto Slavic Slavic languages Slavic legend 00D4FF Albanian language Albanian legend A3A3A3 Non Indo Europeanlanguages Dotted areas indicate where multilingualism is common. Indo European topics The Indo Europeanlanguages include some 443 SIL International SIL estimate languages and dialects spoken by about three billion people, including most of the major language families and languages language families of Europe and western ... and individual languages. Albanian language Gheg Tosk Arb resh language Arb resh Arvanitic language Arvanitic Anatolian languages Carian language Hittite language Luwian language Lycian language ... Classical Armenian extinct Middle Armenian extinct Baltic languages Latvian language Latvian Latgalian language Latgalian Lithuanian language Lithuanian Samogitian dialect Samogitian extinct languages ... Semigallian Sudovian language Sudovian Yotvingian Celtic languages Continental Celtic all extinct ... more details
File Pre indo european lang.png right 350px thumb Location of some documented pre Indo Europeanlanguages. The term pre Indo Europeanlanguages relates to several not necessarily related non classified languages that existed in prehistoric Europe and South Asia before the arrival of bearers of Indo Europeanlanguages . When date March 2012 Even if vague, some kind of disussion of linguists best guesses ... back to the Bronze Age . Surviving pre Indo Europeanlanguages include the Basque language , Nihali ... of Indo EuropeanLanguages. http www.lrz.de mailhammer htdocs pdf SWE paper MTP draft.pdf to appear ... Press. Pre Indo European Encyclopedia of the Languages of Europe. Edited by Glanville Price. 2000. eISBN ... as linguistic Stratum linguistics Substratum substrates in Indo European language s however, some ... language Sinhalese containing pre Sinhalese substrate lexicon Hurro Urartian languages and Hattic language substrates in Anatolian Europe Old European hydronymy Pre Indoeuropean Basque language Pre Greek substrate Pelasgian probably Indo European Eteocretan see also Minoan language , Linear A , Cretan hieroglyphs probably Indo European Eteocypriot see also Cypro Minoan script probably Indo European ... Tyrrhenian languages including at least Lemnos stele Lemnian language Etruscan language Raetic language Paleohispanic languages Iberian language Tartessian language Non classified pre Roman languages ... Indo European North Picene language Paleosardic language aka Paleosardinian, Protosardic, Nuraghe Nuraghic language Sicanian language Sicel language probably Indo European Hypotheses Germanic substrate hypothesis Vasconic languages Vasconic substratum hypothesis Atlantic Semitic languages See also Pre Indo European disambiguation Indo Aryan superstrate in Mitanni Lusitanian language and Venetic language non classified extinct Indo Europeanlanguages Saami languages containing pre Uralic substrate Pictish language possibly pre Indo European Literature Archaeology and culture Anthony, David ... more details
, for example by publishing a mini version of the charter in all EU languages. The European ...distinguish European Convention on Human Rights Infobox document document name Charter of Fundamental ... Union wikisource Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union The Charter of Fundamental .... Under the Charter, the European Union EU must act and legislate consistently with the Charter and the Court ... it. The Charter only applies to Member States of the European Union EU member states when they are implementing ... up to draft a fundamental rights charter. ref cite title Presidency Conclusions Cologne European ... . ref cite title The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union date 21 February 2001 publisher European Parliament accessdate 23 December 2009 url http www.europarl.europa.eu charter ... treaties and the Charter. On 3 May 2010, the European Commission swore a solemn declaration at the European ... explicitly pledged to respect the new Charter of Fundamental Rights. ref cite web title European ... as the European Union treaties. The Charter referred to in the Treaty is an amended version of the 2000 ... both Article 6 of the amended Treaty of European Union and Article 51 2 of the Charter itself ... charter over concerns that it would result in a stream of British citizens going to the European Court ... rights charter during the negotiations of the failed Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe European ... Minister for Europe, would ensure that the Charter would not extend the powers of the European .... Much of Charter is based on the European Convention on Human Rights ECHR , the case law of the European ... of the European Union.jpg thumb Minibooks containing the text of the Charter. The seventh title ... off undignified rights charter poem , EU Observer ref See also Capital punishment in Europe European ... of Fundamental Rights of the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and http ... LexUriServ.do?uri OJ C 2007 303 0001 0016 EN PDF Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ... more details
The Commissioner for Regional Policy is a portfolio within the European Commission . The current Commissioner is Johannes Hahn . The portfolio is responsible for managing the European Union Regional policy regional policy of the European Union , such as the EuropeanRegional Development Fund , which takes up a third of the European Union Budget EU s budget . Current commissioner Commissioner Hahn was approved by the European Parliament in 2009. List of commissioners class wikitable Name Country Period Commission 1 Hans von der Groeben flagcountry Germany 1967 1970 Rey Commission 2 Albert Borschette flagcountry Luxembourg 1970 1973 Malfatti Commission , Mansholt Commission 3 George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth George Thomson flagcountry United Kingdom 1973 1977 Ortoli Commission 4 Antonio Giolitti flagcountry Italy 1977 1985 Jenkins Commission EU Jenkins Commission , Thorn Commission 5 Grigoris Varfis flagcountry Greece 1985 1989 Delors Commission I 6 Bruce Millan flagcountry United Kingdom 1989 1994 Delors Commission II & III 7 Monika Wulf Mathies flagcountry Germany 1994 1999 Santer Commission , Mar n Commission 8 Michel Barnier flagcountry France 1999 2004 Prodi Commission 9 Jacques Barrot flagcountry France 2004 Prodi Commission 10 Danuta H bner flagcountry Poland 2004 2009 ... Hahn flagcountry Austria 2010 onwards Barroso Commission II See also Directorate General for Regional Policy European Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy EuropeanRegional Development Fund Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds Instrument for Structural Policies for Pre Accession European ... s website http ec.europa.eu regional policy index en.htm Regional Policy, Inforegio http ec.europa.eu dgs regional policy index en.htm DG regional policy http europa.eu pol reg index en.htm EU regional policy portal CommissionPortfolios Category Portfolios in the European Commission Regional Policy ca Comissari Europeu de Pol tica Regional de Kommissar f r Regionalpolitik fr Commissaire europ en ... more details
The EuropeanRegional Development Fund ERDF is a Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds fund allocated by the European Union . History During the 1960s, the European Commission occasionally tried to establish a regional fund. Only Italy ever supported this, however, and nothing came of it. ref .George, Stephen 1990 . An Awkward Partner Britain in the European Community. Oxford University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0 19 827563 3. ref Britain made it an issue for their Enlargement of the European Union First enlargement accession in 1973 , and pushed for its creation at the 1972 summit in Paris. Britain was going ... between regional and local authorities . See also Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds European Grouping ... the ERDF European Funding Category Economy of the European Union Category Regional policies of the European ... Regional ro Fondul European de Dezvoltare Regional ru sk ... some tangible benefits of EEC membership. ref .George, Stephen 1990 . An Awkward Partner Britain in the European ... Partner Britain in the European Community. Oxford University Press. p. 67. ISBN 0 19 827563 3. ref ... of 1.4 billion European Unit of Account units of account , much smaller than the original British ... standardised with Single European Act and is now in its 2007 2013 period. Scope 2007 2013 Image European union erdf map en.png thumb 250px right EuropeanRegional Development Fund 2007 2013 As part of its task to promote regional development, the ERDF contributes towards financing the following ... Regional competitiveness & employment innovation and knowledge economy research & technological ... 2007 2013 ENPI Italy Tunisia CBC Programme Greece Bulgaria European Territorial Cooperation Programme References Reflist http europa.eu Gateway to the European Union http europa.eu legislation summaries regional policy provisions and instruments g24234 en.htm Summary of ERDF legislation External ... el es Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional fr Fonds ... more details
Infobox journal title European Urban and Regional Studies cover File European Urban and Regional Studies journal front cover.gif editor Adrian Smith discipline Urban studies former names abbreviation Eur. Urban Reg. Stud. publisher SAGE Publications country frequency Quarterly history 1994 present openaccess license impact 1.222 impact year 2010 website http eur.sagepub.com link1 http eur.sagepub.com content current link1 name Online access link2 http eur.sagepub.com content by year link2 name Online archive JSTOR OCLC 613531914 LCCN 97652843 CODEN ISSN 0969 7764 eISSN 1461 7145 European Urban and Regional Studies is a quarterly Peer review peer reviewed academic journal that publishes articles in the field of urban studies related to processes of urban and regional development in Europe. It was established in 1994 and is published by SAGE Publications . Abstracting and indexing European Urban and Regional Studies is abstracted and indexed in Scopus and the Social Sciences Citation Index . According to the Journal Citation Reports , its 2010 impact factor is 1.222, ranking it 34th out of 77 in the category Environmental Studies , and 9th out of 36 journals in the category Urban Studies . External links Official website http eur.sagepub.com Category Quarterly journals Category SAGE academic journals Category Publications established in 1994 Category English language journals Category Sociology journals ... more details
wiktionary minorityMinority may refer to Law The age of a person before legal age or adulthood. In that sense see Minor law , Age of majority , Legal age , Infancy Politics Minority government Minority group sub group of the total population . See also Dominant minorityMinority leader Minority Party disambiguation Minority rights Opposition disambiguation , The political official minority in a democratically organised entity Two party system Anthropology and language Ethnic group Minority language Economy Minority business enterprise Minority interest , in business, ownership of less than 50 of stock Sociology Minority influence Sexual minority Visible minority Statistics Majority minority district Minority majority state Education Minority Serving Institution Philosophy Minority philosophy , concept coined by philosopher Gilles Deleuze Films Minority Report film Music Minority song Minority , by punk rock band Green Day Minority, hardcore punk group from Katowice, Poland Minority , by the English anarcho punk band the Subhumans UK band Subhumans from their debut album The Day the Country Died 1983 . See also Majority disambiguation cs Minorita rozcestn k sk Minorita ... more details
Use dmy dates date April 2011 Politics of the European Union The Regional policy of the European Union ... and also to avoid regional disparities. More than one third of the Budget of the European Union ... . The EU s regional policy covers all European regions, although regions across the EU fall .... ref http ec.europa.eu regional policy how coverage index en.cfm Is my region covered? , European ... regions are supported by three European funds the EuropeanRegional Development Fund ERDF ... all European regions that are not covered by the Convergence objective. With 16 of the EU s regional ... Municipalities and Regions European Grouping for Territorial Cooperation List of micro regional organizations References reflist cite book author European Commission Directorate General for Regional Policy authorlink Directorate General for Regional Policy European Commission title Working for the regions ... en.htm Overview of EU regional policy on the European Union s website http ec.europa.eu regional policy ... Interactive map on EU regional policy across Europe http www.ccre.org The Council of European Municipalities and Regions European Funding European Union topics Category Regional policies of the European Union Category Policies of the European Union Regional Category Economy of the European Union ... rural areas which have declining agriculture. In doing so, EU regional policy is geared towards making ... 2007 2013 funding period, EU regional policy consists of three objectives Convergence , Regional competitiveness and employment , and European territorial cooperation . These replace the previous ... File EU Regional Policy.svg thumb right 400px legend FF0000 Eligible under Convergence objective legend FFFF00 Phasing out eligibility under Convergence objectives legend 0000FF Eligible under Regional competitiveness and employment objective legend 00FFFF Phasing in eligibility under Regional competitiveness and employment objective. Convergence By far the largest amount of regional policy funding ... more details
Infobox Union Include all unused fields for future use. See template talk Infobox Union for usage. name PERC country International affiliation International Trade Union Confederation ITUC members 85 million full name Pan European Regional Council native name image founded March 19, 2007 current head dissolved date dissolved state merged into office Brussels , Belgium people John Monks , general secretary br Mikhail Shmakov , president website http www.ituc csi.org www.ituc csi.org footnotes The Pan European Regional Council PERC is a European trade union organization within the International Trade Union Confederation ITUC . It includes 87 national trade union centres with a total membership of over 85 million. PERC also works closely with the European Trade Union Confederation ETUC , and currently John Monks is general secretary of both organizations. According to the organization Constitution, the PERC blockquote will work to promote the strategies, priorities and policies of the ITUC and will seek to contribute to social development, the consolidation of democracy and to respect for human and workers rights in the region. Promotion of trade union action, and representation of workers interests through the strengthening of the trade union movement and support for bilateral and multilateral cooperation, will be central objectives of the Council. ref cite web title Founding of the PERC gives hope to European workers work ITUC Online url http www.ituc csi.org spip.php?rubrique15 accessdate 2007 03 19 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20070219092304 http www.ituc csi.org spip.php?rubrique15 Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 02 19 ref blockquote References reflist External links http perc.ituc csi.org spip.php?rubrique1&lang en Pan European Regional Council http www.ituc csi.org www.ituc csi.org Category International Trade Union Confederation Category Pan Europeanism Regional Council Euro trade union stub ... more details
Multiple issues refimprove December 2011 no footnotes October 2010 Founded in 1980, European Regions Airline Association , ERA, is a non profit trade association representing almost 200 companies involved in Europe an air transport , including airline s, airframe and engine manufacturers, airport s, suppliers and service providers from all over Europe. The Association promotes the interests of intra European airlines by lobbying the European Commission and other European regulatory bodies on policy matters, promoting the social and economic importance of air transport and its environmental commitments, holding an annual conference and other Business networking networking events, publishing a monthly journal and providing expert advice and guidance on all air transport regulatory matters. citation needed date December 2011 History ERA was founded in Switzerland in 1980 with 5 airline members. In 1987 ERA moved to its current location Fairoaks Airport near Chobham, Surrey , United Kingdom . Today, ERA is the largest body representing the interests of regional airlines in Europe. Structure ERA is governed by a Board, which is elected from and by the membership each year. The Board is responsible for overseeing the activities and strategy of the Association. The ERA Directorate works on behalf of its members and the Board. The Directorate comprises the following departments Regulatory Affairs Industry Affairs and Technical Services Business Development Corporate Communications and ERA ... General Assembly and the Regional Airline Conference. Corporate Communications Corporate Communications ... ERA s monthly journal, Regional International, and the annual Yearbook membership directory. External links http www.eraa.org Association website Commercial air travel Category European Regions Airline Association Category Airline trade associations de EuropeanRegional Airlines Association it European Regions Airline Association nl European Regions Airline Association pt European Regions Airline ... more details
The EuropeanCharter of Local Self Government was adopted under the auspices of the Congress of the Council of Europe not to be confused with the Council of the European Union and was opened for signature ... by the European Social Charter, by providing that the Parties to the EuropeanCharter of Local ... Congress of the Council of Europe Wikisource Group of Independent Experts on the EuropeanCharter The Council ... of matters related to the EuropeanCharter of Local Self Government, and it also provides legal advice ... Treaty EN Treaties Html 122.htm Full text of the EuropeanCharter of Local Self Government ... of Europe Category Council of Europe conventions and covenants EuropeanCharter of Local Self Government ... states are parties to the Charter the exceptions are the Microstate micro states of Monaco and San Marino . New member states of the Council of Europe are expected to ratify the Charter at the earliest opportunity. TOCright The Charter commits the ratifying member states to guaranteeing the political ... responsibility in the interests of the local population. The Charter considers that public responsibilities ... at the level immediately below. To this end, the Charter sets out the principles concerning the protection ... only. The principles of local self government contained in the Charter apply to all categories ... paragraphs of Part I of the Charter, including at least ten from among the following Article 2, Article ..., a protocol to the Charter on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority was adopted ...?NT 207&CM 1&DF &CL ENG Chart of signatures and ratifications. Additional Protocol to the EuropeanCharter of Local Self Government on the right to participate in the affairs of a local authority ref The Charter The Charter has eighteen Articles, which are summarized below. Article 1 Article ... laid down in Part I of the Charter Articles 2 11 , to the extent prescribed by Article 12. Article ... States rather than by the central federal government. For the federal States, this Charter in no way ... more details
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