Aosta's Valley autonomous government preparing a bill for the protection of the francoprovençal (arpitan)

Laurent Viérin, councilor for culture in the autonomous government of the Aosta's Valley responded to a question from the Lega Vallée d'Aosta on January 10 about the intentions of the executive regarding to the Arpitan language. Vierin announced that the autonomous government is to prepare a regional law for the protection and valorisation of the francoprovençal (arpitan) of the Aosta's Valley.

Viérin, himself the author of the works in arpitan language, emphasized "the need to launch a strategic initiative for relaunch the 'language of the heart' of the Aosta's Valley: we must work for a regional law for its protection and its improvement - because laws are the means to protect the principles "and ensure that its development Not only is it trusted by the sensitivity of individual administrators, but it is the collective heritage of all" through a normative text, "which codifies the principles and measures of recognition, as well as the most sensitive issues, such as spelling, which extend the role of language assistance services, whith some actions by sharing training courses and using new technologies". The deputies of the Lega Vallée d'Aosta announced "the presentation of initiatives to expand, the use of the language even in the meetings of the council (parliament).