FCPNM Advisory Committee to Visit Cornwall

November 26, 2015

News From Celtic league The date 24th April 2014 will be remembered by Celtic League activists in Cornwall as the day the United Kingdom Government unexpectedly announced that the Cornish would be included under the terms of the Framework Convention for the Protection

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Formal Minority Status for Cornwall

October 18, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The status of Cornish people as a National Minority has been recognised formally by the United Kingdom. See this link for a statement from the Department of Communities and Local Government: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cornish-granted-minority-status-within-the-uk Also link here for an interview

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Kernow: FCPNM Conference

September 7, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE A conference to debate the implications of Cornwall’s inclusion in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCPNM) was held on Friday (4th September 2015) at St Austell. The conference, called ‘Framework Convention for the Protection

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Despite FCPNM Intolerance Still Prevalent Online

August 6, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornish branch of the Celtic League has posted the notice below on their Facebook pages with a request for it to be shared. It really is disappointing that rhetoric such as that referred to is still being

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League Assert BBC Discrimination Against Cornish

April 15, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE It is becoming increasing obvious that the BBC is actively discriminating against Cornwall based organisations and political parties in the run up to the General Election for the Westminster Parliament. The BBC’s Charter dated 19 September 2006 assured

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FCPNM Impact Assessment Response

March 28, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornish Branch of the Celtic League is pursuing impact assessments relating to the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities which was recently extended to Cornwall. This latest report from Michael Chappell Convenor CL Cornwall: “The

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Kernow: New framework Powers Used to Seek Minority Impact Assessment

February 22, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League has written to the Principal Officer at Cornwall Council Planning Department and to the Portfolio Holder for Planning at Cornwall Council, Cllr. Edwina Hannaford, with the following request, submitted under the

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The Foundation of Future Cornwall

February 17, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE Following on from confirmation that the Cornish people have been formally recognised as a National Minority and have now been included in the European Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities, the following statement has been issued

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Kernow: Government Confirm Framework Convention is Operative

January 30, 2015

NEWS FROM THE CELTIC LEAGUE The United Kingdom Government has confirmed that the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities is operative in respect of the Cornish people. The Cornwall Branch of the Celtic League played a pivotal role in the eventual

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Cornish People Finally Officially Recognised!

April 23, 2014

NEWS FROM CELTIC LEAGUE The Cornish people are to be recognised as a national minority group by the UK Government after 15 years of campaigning. The UK government will announce tomorrow (24th April 2014) that the Cornish will join the Irish Scottish and

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