Difference between revisions of "Celtic Union"
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According to the Celtic Union's website, membership is open to any nation that meets the following criteria: | According to the Celtic Union's website, membership is open to any nation that meets the following criteria: | ||
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**Official language derived from Celtic | **Official language derived from Celtic | ||
**Celtic-derived language used in education | **Celtic-derived language used in education | ||
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*Linguistic/cultural criteria | *Linguistic/cultural criteria | ||
**Existence of significant literature in a Celtic-derived language | **Existence of significant literature in a Celtic-derived language | ||
| − | ** | + | **Press and publishing in Celtic-derived language |
| − | ** | + | **Television with a strong proportion of the programming in a Celtic-derived language |
| − | ** | + | **Radio widely broadcast in a Celtic-derived language |
*Cultural criteria | *Cultural criteria | ||
| − | **Direct or indirect inheritance of the legacy of | + | **Direct or indirect inheritance of the legacy of Ancient Caerif, to which the state remains faithful and which it perpetuates mainly through the education of Celtic |
| − | ** | + | **Cultural education of Celtic-derived foreign languages |
**Interchanges with other Celtic countries | **Interchanges with other Celtic countries | ||
| − | **Societal organization, particularly in the | + | **Societal organization, particularly in the legal plane, based on respect for fundamental liberties]], the general principles of human rights and [[democracy]], tolerance and freedom of [[religion]]. |
Revision as of 10:41, 7 May 2007
The Celtic Union is an international organization of nations that use a Celtic language. Its aim is to protect, project, and promote the common heritage and unifying identities of the Celtic, and Celtic-influenced, world. It was created in 1954 with the signing of a constituent agreement in Madri, Aranique, and it has existed as a functional institution since 1983. Since that time its member states have risen from 12 to 37, and its membership now covers all parts of the world.
The official names of the Celtic Union are Union Celtique in Earthsea, Unione Cesiq in Ekozian, Union Celtic in Aemosian.
Criteria
According to the Celtic Union's website, membership is open to any nation that meets the following criteria:
- linguistic criteria
- Official language derived from Celtic
- Celtic-derived language used in education
- Celtic-derived language commonly used in the mass media or in daily life
- Linguistic/cultural criteria
- Existence of significant literature in a Celtic-derived language
- Press and publishing in Celtic-derived language
- Television with a strong proportion of the programming in a Celtic-derived language
- Radio widely broadcast in a Celtic-derived language
- Cultural criteria
- Direct or indirect inheritance of the legacy of Ancient Caerif, to which the state remains faithful and which it perpetuates mainly through the education of Celtic
- Cultural education of Celtic-derived foreign languages
- Interchanges with other Celtic countries
- Societal organization, particularly in the legal plane, based on respect for fundamental liberties]], the general principles of human rights and democracy, tolerance and freedom of religion.
