Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-04-Speech-4-011"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2003-09-04"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Regional and lesser-used languages – enlargement and cultural diversity2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030904.2.4-011"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-04-Speech-4-0122
lpv:speaker	lp:Joan Vallvé2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Convergència Democràtica Catalunya (2002-10-25--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-11-18--2004-07-19)3 member; ELDR (2002-10-25--2004-07-19)3 substitute; AFCO (2002-11-11--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Europe is a collection of peoples – as we heard during the presentation of the Convention two days ago. In Europe there is a group of languages which forms a significant part of its heritage. We see this in this Chamber: 11 working languages and nine new languages which will be incorporated on the enlargement of the European Union. In Europe there are unitary states, nation states and also multinational states – states made up of several nations with their own languages. In my case, in the Spanish state, there are several nations. I belong to the Catalan nation, the language spoken by more than 7 million people – in other words, more speakers than two of the current official languages of the European Union, and more speakers than six of the languages of the 10 candidate states. The Commissioner herself, Mrs Reding, was rapporteur for a report on the linguistic diversity in Europe in 1990. At that time the European Commission was asked to take account of the particular circumstances of the Catalan language within the European Union. In this regard, we can say that the steps recommended by Parliament – by means of the Reding report – at that time have not been taken: that official texts in Catalan should have validity and that the Commission should also regulate a form of incorporation of Catalan into the linguistic system of the European Union, since it is a language spoken more widely than many of the languages which are working languages and official languages here. We are not asking, under any circumstances, that Catalan should be a working language – the European Union's linguistic system is quite complex enough – we are simply asking for recognition of its validity as an official language and that it may participate in the wealth of this cultural mosaic. In this way we will be able to satisfy that plurality which Robert Schuman – as the President mentioned at the beginning of the sitting – spoke of during his lifetime."@en1

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