Armenian Diaspora

“There is another Christian people, the Armenians, who are inclined to trading [across the old continent] and are adept at interacting peacefully with all the nations they encounter.”  Immanuel Kant

European policies

• 26 September: European Day of Languages 2006
  

  26 September 2006 - An official EU campaign celebrating linguistic diversity, plurilingualism, lifelong language learning

• Regional and minority languages and cultures
  

  Promoting and safeguarding regional and minority languages and cultures in Europe: an official EC web page.

• The EC'S language portal
  

  Information about EC language policies and support to language diversity.

• MERCATOR
  

  A research network and information service concerning regional and/or minority languages of the European Union with the support of the European Commission.

Europe, a taste for diversity?

Europe's motto is: "United in diversity". And indeed, diversity has become one of the Union's core values. So what place might a Europe of diversity reserve to its Diasporas? Our first article on this issue will examine European policy regarding the "lesser used" languages of Europe- among which the Armenian language.

Related contents

The International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation held an international conference entitled ' European citizenship and Diasporas of Europe' on January 27-29, 2005.

Though European and even international by nature, Diasporas are seldom taken on board in the context of European integration.  This was the starting point for this conference, which brought together academics, civil society organisations and political representatives.  The main groups concerned by the event, at this stage, were the a Jewish, Armenian, Rom and Greek diasporas.

Might Europe ban genocide denial?

European governments are now grappling to work together against hate speech. For many, including the German govenrment current chairing the EU Council, genocide denial is but a particularly pernicious form of hate speech, and should not be tolerated. A decision may be taken this spring.