New interview on the MIDAS Blog “The more content we consume in Basque, the more Basque-speaking we become” ✍️ @urtziurkizu.bsky.social in conversation with Mikel Elkoroberezibar Beloki 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid... 📸 Kultur Sharea

MIDAS has a new logo and website! ✨ To mark its 25th anniversary, the association has undergone a graphic facelift. Take a look at the new website: www.midas-press.org/en Thanks to the communications team at Eurac Research for their great work, especially to Chiara Mariz and Thomas Iacopino! 👏

🗳️ Today, the Senate voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. The revision of the Autonomy Statute must be approved once again, in a second reading, by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate.

📢 Greenland: why listening matters in resisting Trump 👉 Read the full articly by Walter Turnowsky on the MIDAS Blog: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid... 📸 jplenio - Pixabay

What happened in South Tyrol in 2025? ⏪ We have summarised the most important autonomy-related events and developments in our Autonomy Policy Brief. 📝 🔗 Download it here in EN, DE or IT: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/policy-br...

The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network, which focuses on minority language media, recently marked its first anniversary. I spoke to @craigwillis.bsky.social, the Action Chair, about past activities and future plans. 👉 Read the interview on the MIDAS Blog. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

Why are various minority flags flying along Aberystwyth’s seafront? 🤔 Read my article for the MIDAS Blog to find out why, and to discover five more insights about Cymru (Wales) and the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social Training School. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

🗳️ Yesterday evening, the Chamber of Deputies voted on the revision of the Autonomy Statute for the Autonomous Region of Trentino-South Tyrol in its first reading. Here are the results: 🟢 In favor: 192 🟡 Abstained: 32 🔴 Against: 0 ⚪ Absent: 176

📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog by @urtziurkizu.bsky.social 🔴 No crew, no problem: broadcasting sports with AI on the Åland Islands www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

Dear Ålanders! My article on South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting has been published in Ålandstidningen. 😉 You can read it here. 👇

🗳️ Who gets to vote in South Tyrol? In an article for the MIDAS Blog, Josef Prackwieser and I look at one aspect of the proposed revision of South Tyrol's Autonomy Statute: the residency clause for elections. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

🥳 Today South Tyrol celebrates its Autonomy Day! On 5 September 1946, the Italian Prime Minister Alcide Degasperi and the Austrian Foreign Minister Karl Gruber signed the Gruber-Degasperi Agreement. The agreement constitutes the international legal basis for South Tyrol's autonomy.

Heinrich Neisser passed away last week. I met him in Balsan*Bozen*Bolzano in 2023, when we organised an event on minority policy in Austria. ✍️ In an article for the MIDAS Blog, I have summarised some reflections on his work: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

🤔 Was hat es eigentlich mit der Ansässigkeitsklausel in Südtirol auf sich? 📰 Josef Prackwieser und ich haben uns in einem Beitrag in der „Neuen Südtiroler Tageszeitung” mit der Geschichte und Idee dieser Minderheitenschutzklausel beschäftigt.

A week after the controversial police operation at the Peršmanhof memorial in Carinthia, tensions remain high. New witness statements and developments should prompt us to take a closer look at what is going on. www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/und...

📖 We have published a booklet about the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS). 👉 You can find it here: www.autonomyexperience.org/en/new-publi... @midas-press.bsky.social

📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Marle Liebelt 🔴 Friendly words, empty promises: Minority rights in Denmark facing uncertainty www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

⚖️ A new enactment decree enters into force today: In South Tyrol, the State is now allowed to temporarily deviate from the rule of allocating public jobs according to the size of the language groups.

💡 Interested in the history of the European Association of Daily Newspapers in Minority and Regional Languages (MIDAS)? 📕 I wrote a book chapter about it: 'MIDAS and Minority Language Newspapers: Two Decades of European Collaboration'. 👉 You can read it here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

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When Katharina Zeller removed the Italian sash, media framed it as ethnic provocation. But what about the gender dynamic? On the MIDAS Blog, @katharinacrepaz.bsky.social calls for an intersectional lens to unpack this overlooked dimension. 👉 Read more: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

🔴 Update: The autonomy reform

📣 Training opportunity in Cymru/Wales! The @plurilingmedia.bsky.social research network is organising a Training School on "Journalism in Minority Languages" from 15-17 September 2025 in Aberystwyth. 📅 Application deadline: 11 May 2025 📄 Call for applications: lnkd.in/ddx5k39g

📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Maddi Dorronsoro Olamusu 🐉 When Euskara meets Cymraeg: Reflections on a research visit to Wales 👉 Read the full article here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

👉 The autonomy reform of South Tyrol in a nutshell. youtu.be/9_Y35dOTHpY?...

📰 The MIDAS Blog is not just a blog, but also a small news agency for minority language media. My blog article about South Tyrol and cross-border broadcasting was published by three MIDAS member newspapers. The choice is yours. 😉 👉 lnkd.in/dSKiF-ze 👉 lnkd.in/dkxj6_Wv 👉 lnkd.in/dcHnGZM7

🗣️ Today the 2nd part of my interview with Ned Thomas has been published. 🌍 He continues his reflections on European minority policy, talks about progress and setbacks in Cymru (Wales) and role models in general. 👉 Read the interview here: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

📢 Minderheitenpolitik in der Krise? Europas Minderheiten in den 2020er-Jahren – Einblicke aus Südtirol, Katalonien, Baskenland und Kärnten/Koroška 📅 10.04., 18:00 Uhr 📌 Eurac Research 🗣️ Oskar Peterlini, Peter A. Kraus, Matthias Scantamburlo, Ana Grilc, Katharina Crepaz 👉 tinyurl.com/ydbkv8p6

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💲 The performance of the economy has direct consequences for South Tyrol's financial autonomy. The USA has announced tariffs for countries worldwide. They are also an important partner for South Tyrol.

Die Reform des Südtiroler Autonomiestatuts samt Wiederherstellung verlorengegangener Kompetenzen ist nun endgültig auf Schiene: Heute kam es zu einer Einigung auf einen Reformvorschlag mit der italienischen Regierung. https://orf.at/stories/3389618/ #_politik #_ausland #_Südtirol #_schiene

Ein Sonderlandtag zur Autonomiereform in Südtirol wird einberufen, nachdem 17 Abgeordnete einen Antrag unterzeichneten. Er soll die geplanten Änderungen am Autonomiestatut prüfen und die Ergebnisse für Verhandlungen mit der italienischen Regierung nutzen.

🎙️ I interviewed Ned Thomas, a Cymraeg (Welsh) researcher and activist. 🌍 We talked about the evolution of European minority policy, the rise of organisations in this field, and why the project to launch a daily newspaper in Cymraeg failed at the last minute. 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/$bl...

🧵 Austrian universities of applied sciences now recognised by Italy 1/4 At the recent round of negotiations between the expert commission Italy-Austria at the Ministry of University and Research in Rome, the recognition of Austrian Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Italy was on the agenda.

📌 South Tyrol's autonomy reform explained: 4 key questions and answers 💡 In a short article, @jakobvolgger.bsky.social and @marcroeggla.bsky.social summarised what is at stake – while we wait for the next steps. 👉 www.linkedin.com/pulse/south-...

👇 Read @urtziurkizu.bsky.social's interview with our colleague @jakobvolgger.bsky.social on the MIDAS Blog. In the interview he talks about the research project on media in unique minority languages and their role in language maintenance that he carried out with @marcroeggla.bsky.social.

📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from @urtziurkizu.bsky.social: How the media in unique minority languages contribute to language maintenance 👉 www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

In 2024, the South Tyrolean Office for Provincial Languages and Civil Rights received 74 complaints regarding the violation of language rights with regard to German. 2 complaints concerned Italian. The office serves as a contact point for cases of violation of language rights by public institutions.

🗣️ The real secret of the Basque language is not its origin, but its survival, said Koldo Mitxelena Elissalt. I spoke with Berria about the role of the media in preserving unique minority languages. 👉 Read it here: tinyurl.com/2ve3cpdh 🙌 Eskerrik asko Urtzi Urkizu eta Berriari aukera emateagatik!

📢 What is PLURILINGMEDIA all about? We'll explain it to you in 45 seconds. 🌐 Our Center is an active member of the new research network. The focus is on media in minority and regional languages. 📰 We also represent @midas-press.bsky.social in the @plurilingmedia.bsky.social network.

Südtirol strebt eine Autonomiereform an, um Zuständigkeiten in verschiedenen Bereichen zu übernehmen. Die Zustimmung der italienischen Regierung steht jedoch aus, was die Verhandlungen kompliziert macht. Geduld und politische Kompromisse sind erforderlich.

1/4 📜 What does the government programme of the new Austrian coalition say about South Tyrol? Have a look. 👇

Unha das demandas históricas do galeguismo foi a posibilidade de recibir sen problemas as emisións das TVs 🇵🇹. No xermanófono Südtirol levan tendo acceso ás TVs 🇨🇭🇦🇹🇩🇪 con normalidade desde os 70s, o que impide a asimilación no contexto cultural italiano www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

📺 South Tyrol has had official access to TV programmes from Austria, Germany and Switzerland since the 1970s. 📱 Now, a new app has made it possible to live stream TV channels digitally. Could this be a model for other minority regions? 👉 Check out my new article: www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

📉 The 2023 data on the ethnic quota system in the public administration of South Tyrol have been published. 📊 Take a look at the interactive infographic in the Autonomy Dashboard South Tyrol: www.autonomy-dashboard.info/en#chart-aqi...

📢 New article on the MIDAS Blog from Josef Prackwieser and Hannes Obermair: John S. Stephens, Danger Zones. A Study of National Minorities www.eurac.edu/en/blogs/mid...

💡 Check out the latest article by @marcroeggla.bsky.social and me: The Role of Unique Minority Language Media in Language Maintenance: A Comparative Study of Basque, Ladin, and Upper Sorbian Media 👉 You can read the article open access here: www.ecmi.de/JEMIE/index.... ©️📸 Ekaitz Zilarmendi

📢 The Otto von Habsburg Prize is now open for 2025 entries! 🏆 Prize: €2,000. ⏳ Deadline: 31 March 2025. 👉 Find out more: www.midas-press.org/otto-von-hab...