60,000 euros were allocated for conferences on the protection of minority languages in Friuli

On October 30th the draft law was approved by 26 yes and 13 no. Five Star Movement abstained. The aim was to adapt the existing legislation to changes in the institutional structure of the Region and local authorities, but also to harmonize the regional laws concerning minority languages ​​protected in Friuli Venezia Giulia.

The draft law "Provisions for the protection and promotion of the Slovenian, Friulian and German linguistic minorities of Friuli Venezia Giulia" approved by the regional council supposes:

- the simplification of the procedure for the allocation of the provisioning quota of the Fund to support the activities of the bodies and organizations of the Slovenian linguistic minority


- the regional register of associations of the Friulian linguistic minority is then established at the competent Central Directorate. Two tasks are assigned to the ARLeF-Regional Agency of the Friulian language:

1) the first concerns the competence for compiling the list of public and private subjects authorized to issue the linguistic certification of knowledge of the Friulian languageç

2) the realization of didactic material for the teaching of the Friulian language and in the realization of documentation activities, research and didactic experimentation.

Finally, the expenses for the "Third regional conference on the protection of the Friulian linguistic minority" and the "First regional conference on the protection of German-speaking minorities in Friuli Venezia Giulia" were quantified, to verify the state of implementation of the interventions provided for by law , gathering proposals for their adaptation to the emerged needs and defining new guidelines. In the first case 20 thousand euros were allocated, while for the second conference 40 thousand euros.