Grnic-Grotin Vesna, Advisor to the Council of Europe
THE COUNTRY-Basque Country
THE COUNTRY-Basque Country
"We must banish the myth that if we different can not live together "
" In Euskadi, complicated policy challenges posed by language "
Question.
Can help build language peaceful coexistence?Response.
Many European initiatives are based on that tolerance favors peace. The European Charter for Regional or Minority urged to tolerate the use of any European language in public places because then people will feel more at home wherever you are. A speaker of a minority language living in a country with other official language will feel your home if you can use their language with the authorities or their children learn at school. That's right: the Charter does not cover manipulations and abuse of language rights, which also exist.THE COUNTRY-Basque Country
have been born in a democracy, men heard from girls and women are equal and attended the adoption of parity laws. They are the daughters of the formal equality but find that, despite progress and be better educated than ever, continue to earn a third less than men and risk of violence against women: more than 40% of complainants of abuse are under 32 years.
Three women representative of the generation around 30 years renovating feminism COUNTRY explained what led them to remain mobilized. Have chosen different paths: Izaskun Madariaga classic work in an organization, the Women's Assembly of Biscay; Iturrioz Joseph is the founder of a group young offender, Medeak, and the artist Saioa Olmo on inequality in their cultural projects. Read