Immediate actions are stated as follows 
- Take steps to ensure that the Sami Parliament is able to participate effectively in decision-making processes in all areas affecting the Sami people, including public affairs such as spatial planning as well as the reindeer industry and educational and cultural matters;
- Redouble efforts to implement effectively the National Minorities Act among public service providers at local level in the municipalities concerned; pay particular attention to language training, language qualifications in public procurement procedures and targeted recruitment of minority language speakers; monitor the implementation of all measures and evaluate their effectiveness regularly in order to ensure that the linguistic rights of persons belonging to national minorities are fully respected;

Well, I wouldn't and won't be saying that since every gauge you can think of points for France that the so called prospering far right does so on the back of policies best illustrated with the most recent demonstration that took place in Bionan... The growing frustration among members of Nat Minorities because of the lack of education over their rights and lack of political offer to represent their interests lead to that.

Why can't you just access the resolution anyway?

Not that I know flying to GreenLand but said they will be back and on time at San Fermin. Think they also may try to meet representant of the Sami's Parliment as far as I know if they have enough time if not they will be back up there later in July.

Just wondering if you have access to it. The committee of ministers has adopted the resolution for Sweden CM/ResCMN(2013)2, follows "Two laws of particular importance to persons belonging to national minorities were adopted in 2009: the National Minorities and National Minority Languages Act (2009:724) and the Language Act (2009:600). These laws expand the geographical areas in which the Finnish, Meänkieli and Sami languages can be used in contacts with the administrative authorities and increase the opportunities for persons belonging to national minorities to have an impact in decision making on issues of concern to them. A new integrated strategy for national minorities, aimed at clarifying the responsibilities of national, regional and local authorities, was also adopted in 2009.

Sweden has enacted new comprehensive antidiscrimination legislation and established a single Equality Ombudsman empowered to deal with all grounds of discrimination covered by Swedish law. This should enable the Ombudsman to take better account of multiple discrimination. Sweden has also made commendable efforts to improve the prosecution of hate crimes.".../...The expansion of administrative areas under the National Minorities Act means that more children are entitled to pre-school activities in minority languages.

Can you get me the parliament debate transcripts? if not the Swedish Gov presentation supporting the legislation when it was introduced to lawmakers? 

From Press, a junior legislator teaming with a few is making props to restore confidence severely altered after some legislators got embroiled in a range of diverse fraud but Press mentions their colleagues in Parliament have not appreciated their initiative, pointing to there must be some truth in it, so just wondering what u got?

Just that strange thing about the French legislators, it looks that when they buy an office or a retail property to turn it into a campaign shop or a place to meet their constituents, they fund the mortgage payments through their expenses making a hefty profit when they pocket the sale of the property, none returning to the state, but it looks so outrageous that I just wonder??? Anything u know ?

No not much today except Ikastola to demonstrate this saturday in Baionan (Bayonne) @Seaskaikastola following the French administration to further harden its stance on Euskara teaching to prevent a new generation to learn their language and eventually claim the rights that goes with it.
Weather was pretty bad. Of course anytime a US President mentions someone else than Thomas Paine or Stuart Mill, I feel betrayed but I guessed it had to do with where he was so... anyway he can I mean it is just me I guess. By the way, who has Locke's now, I'd liked to have it back.
What do u have?

Someone wrote to Arcangues mayor http://yagg.com/2013/06/17/lettre-ouverte-dune-feministe-au-maire-darcangues-par-audrey-keysers/ and it is not to support him which is ok, nobody has to. What surprises me although is the tone. It is not friendly, there isn't one word of understanding for someone that has seen his feelings hurt for a very long time without the slightest sign from anybody for his pain. I don't for how long he has on Arcangues website welcome page a link to a words of his http://www.arcangues.fr/mairie/motdumaire/index.php where he wrote Iragan den urtei eta .../... eta sentutz betea. When I saw that I understood this man cannot not to have been hurt by the long time policies of neglect towards Minorities Languages. The letter addressed to him includes threats and points his lack of respect for the law and society at large but there isn't a word of understanding while explaining the same point of view but it would have changed everything, it would feel like a citizen writing to another citizen to disagree but sharing what characterizes a People the understanding of a deep pain even if it isn't shared.
I guess I will be soon reading from the author something truly interesting and lifesaving in favor of a sex offender public registry which is the only way to never allow again anyone to misplace trust and find herself alone in an unsecured area with a predator...

Just a little warm up, wait to be there

Get inspired

Noway, the French law is very clear on that one, you can be engaged in a PACS which is a kind of legally relaxed " civil marriage" with a partner female or male whether or not sexually involved looks to be however a private matter and  "marry under the new French Marriage law" another one, the awareness and declaration of a pre existing PACS is not mandatory sealing the case that under the new "Marriage" law you definitely have not a Marriage as commonly understood but a legal contract only.
Which is rather awkward really given that the state is asking its officers to be the official witnesses of a legal contract where one party can contract ignoring the other party is engaged in a similar contract...
I guess the Arcangues Mayor and others are founded to express concerns...
But sure it would be an Euskaraz of a lifetime, guess what a week after after San Fermin.

I'll be dying for that one, an Arcangues Euskarazen featuring Hesian, Vendetta, Gatibu and En Tol Sarmiento to celebrate Etxera.

Not that I know and it isn't smart anyway... Engage in teaching monkeys to do faces and it will see you end up learning... but true I am amazed it doesn't deter people from trying :-). By the way it seals the case you were wrong it looks

Since?

What was that post about anyway?

Not sure it was to inspire Arcangues Euskarazen 2013, but to find out it requires to ask Hesian http://www.eitb.com/eu/bideoak/osoa/1322874/araba-euskaraz-2013-bideoklipa/ . Would Hesian come to Arcangues if its Mayor'd ask... well think it looks like a great prospect for an outstanding
Euskaraz 2013

Have never seen Arcangues Euskaraz Lip Dub just wondering if it does bigger, have looked but can't find any video of it, do they do one sometime? Think we'll see the biggest ever this year.

You are not going to be very popular for a while http://blogs.mediapart.fr/blog/legaytapant/130613/cher-monsieur-colo-maire-d-arcangues-vous-ne-pouvez-pas Press says you have decided to remain silent now and two ladies have stepped up. You know I have thought a lot about you and why someone that had no desire to find himself there, is. The answer is rather simple in a way, answer what does make you so uncomfortable with the situation and lead someone that never thought he would be with such a dilemma is, what triggered it? Words?
In an ideal situation, the separation between Churches and State would result in the Law to never borrow a religious word such as Marriage given the expected confusion and unnecessary controversial debate it will inevitably sparkle.

When the Law borrows a word from the religious toolbox it not only borrow the spelling but all the emotional, spiritual and memories that word inspires. So, is your reaction political? No it isn't. Marriage as you understand it, has a spiritual dimension, it has suddenly lost when the Law borrows it. Is there something wrong with your reaction? No, given the poor debate that didn't bother trying to make sense, search for a thought through consensus or to strictly stick with the separation between Churches and State that should have lead enlighted Lawmakers to choose the understanding over the victory, they don't often do that do they? Will it help you? "La loi ne considère le mariage que comme contrat civil. »" These are the words of the French revolutionaries when they wrote the first constitution unequivocally stating the legal only status of the relationship between two parties contracting under the civil authorities, you understand Marriage differently, it has for you a spiritual dimension and it corners you. It is understandable. 
Under the rights zealots cher monsieur colo outrage there is only hidden hatred for the native nations, their culture and rights with little search for understanding so... scared by the FCNM they will do everything they can to make you look dirty, take it easy and sing http://www.amazon.fr/Begitara-Begira/dp/B004NYOEVU

:-)))) has he  - del 6 al 14 de julio de 2013 should see another big push with a large support for Etxera.