Session "The role of minority toponyms in the linguistic landscape" at the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

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Conference on « The use of languages by local and regional authorities » - 31st May 2018 - Covasna county, Romania

To mark 20 years of the application of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages and as part of its preparation of a report on “The use of languages by local and regional authorities”, the Congress will organise a conference on “The use of languages by local and regional authorities” on 31 May 2018, at the Grand Hotel Bálványos conference centre, Covasna county, Romania.
The conference will examine how the language diversity challenge can be addressed by local and regional authorities to the benefit of all concerned: functioning of the organs of local democracy, interaction with the administration, citizen participation, toponymy and access to public services.