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- Summer University 2006
The next Summer University RPS- EFA is coming. The event will take place the coming 27 -31 August in Mulhouse, Alsace. Three days of debates around different issues like: the question of “national minorities” in France, Federalism, the situation 20 years after Chernobyl, the use of regional languages at the European Union and youth and autonomism in Europe among others. As the entire event will be held in French we have provided all the indications only in French. Too see the list of speakers, registration and contact click here:
» KNOWING MORE ABOUT THE SUMMER UNIVERSITY (FR) / PLUS SUR L’UNIVERSITÉ D’ÉTÉ (FR)
21.06.06. Bernat Joan calls for more and better regional integration in Africa at the ACP-EU Assembly. Speaking at the eleventh meeting of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in Vienna, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya MEP Bernat Joan i Marí has called on the EU and African states to step up their efforts to promote better and clearer regional integration in Africa. » READ MORE EN CAT ESP
21.06.06. Europe must overcome the centralism of states
Regions and stateless nations are flexible structures while centralist states are not adequate to solve citizens' problems. Last Sunday Catalan citizens voted in favour of their new Statute of Autonomy. The approval of the Catalan “Statut” is in the framework of the self-determination processes that several peoples and stateless nations of Europe are currently leading. » READ MORE EN
21.06.06 Autonomie élargie en Catalogne sud… Les Catalans se sont prononcés à 73,91 % pour le oui au nouveau statut d’autonomie élargi lors du référendum organisé le 18 juin. La Catalogne Sud verra ainsi ses compétences fiscales et administratives élargies, ses droits historiques reconnus et elle disposera officiellement de symboles nationaux tels que l’hymne, le drapeau ou les fêtes populaires. » READ MORE FR
21.06.06 Jill Evans Welcomes U-Turn on Welsh Language in Europe. Jill Evans MEP is celebrating the success of Plaid Cymru's campaign for Welsh to be given official recognition in the EU.
On Thursday the Assembly's European Affairs Committee will consider a proposal for limited use of Welsh in EU institutions. Plaid Cymru has been campaigning to secure status for the Welsh language on an EU level for two years.» READ MORE EN WELSH
20.06.06. FNP TAKES ACTION IN BRUSSELS TO ASK SUPPORT FOR MERCATOR » READ MORE NL
16.06.06. SCOTTISH MEP TO LEARN LESSONS FROM NORWAY AND ICELAND Scottish National Party MEP Alyn Smith is to take the lead in a European delegation to Norway and Iceland. Mr Smith, who is a member of the European Parliament delegation to the two countries will be visiting both next week and will have a series of high level meetings with members of the Norwegian and Icelandic parliaments as well as a lunch with the Icelandic foreign minister.» READ MORE EN
 As you may be aware, the next newsletter of the EFAy was due out next month, but members of the Bureau thought that it would be a good idea to release a ‘Special Edition’ issue, focusing solely on the General Assembly. In this way, those members of the EFAy who were unable to attend the GA, can at least peruse something a little more readable than the Minutes of the meeting to find out a little more of what went on [my thoughts]! » READ MORE EN
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