7th Annual EFNIL Conference

"The Relationship between Official Languages and Regional and Minority Languages in Europe"

Preliminary Programme (2nd version, September '09)

4 November (Wednesday)

Arrival of the participants in Dublin

(17.30-18.30 Meeting of the Executive Committee)

19.00 Informal reception for the participants

Welcome address by the Head of Foras na Gaeilge

Special addresses by representatives of the EU and the Irish Government

Opening address by the President of EFNIL

10.30-11.15 First keynote lecture by Prof. Miquel Strubell (Barcelona)

11.15-11.45 Coffee break

11.45-12.30 Second keynote lecture by Prof. Robert Dunbar (Aberdeen)

14.00-14.45 Third keynote lecture by Prof. Peter Hilpold (Innsbruck)

15.00- 17.30 First working session (round table): Reports on the situation in:

·        France: Michel Alessio

·        Hungary: Istvan Kenesei

·        Italy: Nicoletta Maraschio, Cecilia Robustelli

·        Lithuania: Jolanta Zabarskaite

·        Slovakia: Slavomir Ondrejovich

·        Sweden: Lena Ekberg

19.00 Conference Dinner

09.00-11.00 Second working session (round table): Reports on the situation in:

·        Austria: Ulrike Haslinger

·        Bulgaria: Anna Lazarova, Vasil Rainov

·        Ireland: Pádraig O Riagain

·        Poland: Walery Pisarek

·        Spain: Dario Villanueva

          Reports on ongoing projects

          Discussion: “How to be more effective in establishing relationships with the institutions of the EU?”