EU will not interfere in conflict over language

The EU "has no intention of interfering" <a href="http://www.b92.net/eng/news/region.php?yyyy=2013&mm=09&dd=04&nav_id=87557" class="text-link" target= "_blank">over incidents </a>concerning the Serbian Cyrillic plates in Vukovar, Croatia, which is home to a sizable Serb population.

Izvor: Tanjug

Monday, 09.09.2013.

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BRUSSELS The EU "has no intention of interfering" over incidents concerning the Serbian Cyrillic plates in Vukovar, Croatia, which is home to a sizable Serb population. Tanjug quoted spokesman of the European Directorate for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth Dennis Abbott as making the statement on Monday. EU will not interfere in conflict over language When asked to comment on the situation in Vukovar where protesters are preventing the installation of plates with Latin and Cyrillic scripts as envisaged by law, Abbott recalled that respect for cultural diversity and rights of minorities is built in the fundamental documents of the EU, but member countries hold jurisdiction over the matter. Abbott compared the situation in Vukovar to "the linguistic conflict between Flanders and Wallonia, which has been burdening Belgium for quite a while." "It would not be good for Belgium to interfere in the conflicts in Belgium and it will not interfere in similar conflicts in Croatia either," he said. Croatia became a member of the EU on July 1. (Beta/Hina, file) Tanjug

EU will not interfere in conflict over language

When asked to comment on the situation in Vukovar where protesters are preventing the installation of plates with Latin and Cyrillic scripts as envisaged by law, Abbott recalled that respect for cultural diversity and rights of minorities is built in the fundamental documents of the EU, but member countries hold jurisdiction over the matter.

Abbott compared the situation in Vukovar to "the linguistic conflict between Flanders and Wallonia, which has been burdening Belgium for quite a while."

"It would not be good for Belgium to interfere in the conflicts in Belgium and it will not interfere in similar conflicts in Croatia either," he said.

Croatia became a member of the EU on July 1.

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