Conference: 25 Years of the European Charter in Sweden

08:30-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30

Welcoming words

• Anna Jungner-Nordgren, Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity.
• Anna Solé, European Commission
• Laura Alvarez Lopez, Stockholm University

09:30-10:30

Keynote speech

Jarmo Lainio, Vice-Chair of the COMEX of the ECRML

10:30-11:00

Coffee break

11:00-11:30

Thematic session: Twenty-Five Years of the Charter in Sweden: Evidence, Experiences and Remaining Challenges

• Minority communities’ perspectives: what has really changed in 25 years?
  Sari Pesonen, The Institute for Language and Folklore (Isof)
• Monitoring and data: how do we know whether the Charter is working?
  Jürgen Pirker, Vice-Chair of the Committee of Experts of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) - Online

11:30-12:45

Panel discussion: Beyond Sweden: Lessons from Across Europe

• ECML: Common Achievements and Recurrent Gaps across Europe
  Vesna Crnić-Grotić, University of Rijeka (Croatia)
• Implementing the Charter in a Multilevel State: Lessons from Wales
  Emyr Lewis, Aberystwyth University (Wales)
• From Co-Officiality to Everyday Use: The Charter and Spain’s Languages
  Eva Pons, Universitat de Barcelona (Catalonia) Online
• Small Languages, Strong Frameworks: Frisian under the Charter
  Jelske Dijkstra, Mercator-Fryske Akademy (Fryslân)
• Linguistic Diversity in Finland: The Charter and Swedish and Sámi
  Tom Moring, University of Helsinki (Finland)

12:45-13:00

Closing words
Anna Jungner-Nordgren, Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity