Age Is Not A Barrier

September 25, 2011

With a book launch in Ireland in July and another in Wales last week, one of the founding members of the Celtic League, Yann Fouéré, is proving that age is no barrier in keeping the Celtic spirit alive. Despite being 101 years old,

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Brittany: Demonstrations for Reunification of Brittany

June 29, 2011

5,000 On Street To End Nazi Partition of Celtic Country On 18th June 2011 protesters marched on the Breton city of Naoned/Nantes in a mass demonstration of solidarity in calling for the reunification of Brittany. Over 5000 people took to the streets in

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Welsh Minister Speaks At Breton Regional Council

June 29, 2011

Last week (24th June 2011) the First minister of Wales travelled to Brittany to reaffirm the ‘special relationship’ that the two nations enjoy. Welsh First Minister, Carwyn Jones, was invited to address the Breton Regional Council in Rennes by the President of the

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France: Regional Language Bill Unveiled

December 15, 2010

Last Tuesday (7th December) a new language Bill was introduced into the French National Assembly that aims to give greater rights to the languages of the French state, including Breton. The ‘Regional’ Language Bill (développement des langues et cultures régionales) aims to establish

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Brittany: Post Office Language Protest

November 27, 2010

The general secretary (GS) of the Celtic League has written to the mayor of a Breton town, asking him to give his support to efforts in persuading the post office in the town to use the Breton language in its working practice. The

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Breizh: Call For Change To Language Law

July 28, 2010

There has been a call for the French Government to modify its laws to give effect to the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. The call was made at the recent Annual General Meeting (10/11 July) of the Celtic League held in

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Breton Issues In Focus At CL AGM

July 25, 2010

The report of the General Secretary (GS) to the Celtic League AGM held in Mannin last weekend (10/11 July) included a resume of developments in Brittany in the past year. (Reunification campaign) In relation to the reunification campaign Rhisiart Tal-e-bot said that this

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Positive Response Over Graffiti Youth Concerns

May 25, 2010

French authorities have responded comprehensively and promptly to concerns expressed by the Celtic League about the circumstances surrounding the detention of a young person for alleged graffiti offences earlier this year. The League wrote to the French Ambassador to London in early May

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Agence Bretagne Presse

May 20, 2010

Just a reminder that you can also access most of the posts from Celtic News on Agence Bretagne Presse at: https://www.agencebretagnepresse.com/listing.php?auteur=Celtic%20League You can also access more general Bretagne and other Celtic news items on the various web pages of the main site. ABP

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Police Criticised Over Treatment of Graffiti Juveniles

April 18, 2010

The Celtic League has launched a strong attack on the standards of the French Police in relation to its treatment of juveniles particularly from ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities. The League are urging the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) – the

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