A new report by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Experts on the European Charter on Regional or Minority Languages concludes: danish authorities Continue to provide a high degree of protection to German, which is the only regional or minority language protected under the Charter. However, experts urge: Further efforts to raise awareness of German speakers’ history, culture and language Outside the Danish-German border area.
Due to the increasing number of German nationals immigrating to Denmark, and since the use of German in the judicial field is almost non-existent, the Commission has decided to promote the translation of legal documents in order to facilitate the integration of German nationals. It is recommended that more funding be provided to the Additionally, bilingual place names must be displayed in the municipalities of South Jutland and North Schleswig.
Regarding the media, the Commission prefers that speakers use the resources allocated to them to launch digital platforms and social media, so that the use of the German language and the promotion of the speaker’s culture and history will not be detected in public media. He points out that it is difficult. To spread the German language. The Committee of Experts therefore recommends that the authorities increase the recognition of German as a minority language in the media and support the training of journalists and media staff to use German.
Furthermore, the Committee of Experts confirmed that the Greenlandic Parliament is considering consultations with the Danish authorities regarding the protection of the Greenlandic language in Denmark under the Charter. The Sixth Assessment Report of the European Charter Committee of Experts on Territories or Languages is based on information provided by governmental and non-governmental sources, including information obtained during a visit to Denmark in June 2023 . This evaluation report was published with the following documents: Comments from authorities.
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Further efforts are needed to spread the German language outside the Denmark-German border area
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