Saturday, 10 October 2026

Policy

Fribourg passes first cantonal languages law, opening way to bilingual communes

Ends a 50-year argument in a canton split between French and German. The 10% threshold decides which communes can vote to go bilingual.

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Scotland puts £1m into preparing Gaelic areas of linguistic significance

Money starts to follow the Scottish Languages Act. Follows the 1 Sept commencement of the areas power in Highland and Argyll and Bute.

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