Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2003-09-04-Speech-4-015"

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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	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20030904.2.4-015"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2003-09-04-Speech-4-0162
lpv:speaker	lp:Bruno Gollnisch2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; AFCO (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with Japan (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3 member; NA (2001-10-03--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Front national (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Ebner’s report deserves credit for having emphasised the value of regional languages as components of our cultural heritage and wealth. I regret, however, that the report did not seek to define its subject and has left this to the Commission, which is invited, in paragraph 2, to lay down criteria on the basis of scientific elements. As legislators, it is precisely our role to determine these criteria. Thus we would undoubtedly have had to distinguish between regional languages and minority languages. Minority languages may be national or official languages in a Member State, one example being the German-speaking population in the Alto Adige region or South Tyrol, as mentioned by the rapporteur. Although these people speak German, it is more questionable whether German can be considered a regional language in Alsace as the Alsatian dialect, which is undoubtedly Germanic, is substantially different. As far as regional languages are concerned, what exactly are they? Are they, for example, the langue d’oc in the south of France, or its distinct components, Provençal or Gascon? Above all, we must not forget that many of our national languages are themselves threatened. Indeed, the Parliament itself provides its own delegations travelling abroad only with interpreting services into English, as was recently the case with the delegation to Japan, and that leads me to believe that we are going down a dangerous path. My own language, French, is unfortunately losing ground every day as a language of international communication, but the very existence of others is threatened. I am thinking of Gaelic in Ireland and the languages of the Baltic states, which have only just escaped Russification. We must certainly develop regional languages, and that is my conclusion, Mr President, but we must ensure that we do not undermine or weaken our national languages. We must ensure that there is no artificial reconstruction of abstract languages that are removed from the regional realities. We must ensure that we do not establish a restrictive and authoritarian system. The regional languages will contribute to our cultural wealth only if they meet these three conditions."@en1

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