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The Council of Europe publishes a report on minority languages in Switzerland

Source: Council of Europe

Strasbourg, 28.09.2022 – In a report on Switzerland published today, the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) recommends as a priority that the authorities adopt cantonal and/or local legislation on the use of the French and German languages in public life in the municipalities where they are non-official minority or majority languages, and take additional measures promoting the use of the Italian and Romansh languages in economic and social life. Read more...