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Video: Amikejo – An Esperanto State in the Heart of Europe
Amikejo used to be a place of friendship, and in many ways it still is. Today it is known as Kelmis. It lies in the heart of Europe and, at the beginning of the 20th century, was set to become an independent new state amidst Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The artificial language Esperanto was...
- Date | 26.03.08
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Video: Friulian in Friuli – A Language with Hip-Hop Accents
Friulian is spoken by about half a million people in the Friuli, and it is recognised as an official language for the regional authorities and in schools. The language is mainly spoken in the provinces of Pordenone, Udine and in the Carnic Alps.In the 13th century it was sometimes used even as ...
- Date | 26.03.08
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Video: Unnoticed Belgium? The German Speaking Community
Although there is no „Belgian“ language, the Belgians have no less than three official languages: Dutch, French and German. The Germans in Belgium play a somewhat minor role, they live in the smallest of the Belgian counties and represent only 0.7 percent of the total population. minet visited the G...
- Date | 02.11.07
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Video: The Sorbs – A Slavic People in Germany
The West Slavic Sorbs are recognised as a national minority in Germany. It is estimated that today there are about 20 000 – 30 000 active Sorbian language speakers. In recent years, the Sorbian people have staged a number of protests, including one in 2001 against the closure of the Sorbian language...
- Date | 05.10.07
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Video: Russians in Estonia – The Story of a Moving War Memorial
In 1947, the Soviet authorities put up a monument in the shape of a bronze soldier. Many Estonians see this statue as a symbol of their country’s occupation by the Soviet Union in the period of 1940/41 and 1944-1991. When the tension increased in September 2006, the police put barricades around the ...
- Date | 08.06.07
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