Due to financial difficulties, the Latin Union announced on 26 January 2012 the suspension of its activities, the dissolution of its Secretariat General (effective 31 July 2012), and the termination of employment for all the organization's personnel.[4]
Television with a strong proportion of the programming in a Latin-derived language
Radio widely broadcast in a Latin-derived language
Cultural criteria :
Direct or indirect inheritance of the legacy of Ancient Rome, to which the state remains faithful and which it perpetuates mainly through the education of Latin
Cultural education of Latin-derived foreign languages
Exchange programmes with other Latin 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
The official languages of the Latin Union were Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and Catalan. Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese were used as working languages. All the texts of general diffusion were translated into these four languages, with some also going into Romanian and Catalan.
The Congress, which consisted of the representatives of all the Member States, met in ordinary assembly every two years. Its main functions were
to adopt the budget,
to define the general direction of the Union,
to receive the new Member States formally, and
to elect and appoint different Member States to be the Presidents, Vice-Presidents, and members of the sub-organisations of the Union.
A President and two Vice-Presidents were also elected by the Congress. Oleg Serebrian from the Republic of Moldova was the last President.
There were also two auxiliary bodies of the Congress, namely, the Commission of Adhesions and the Commission of Candidacies.
The Commission of Adhesions was composed of 10 Member States and was responsible for promoting the adherence of all the Member States of the Union.
The Commission of Candidacies was composed of 9 Member States and was responsible for examining the validity of the candidacies, taking account of the geographical and linguistic-cultural division.
The Executive Council was the executive branch of the Union. It consisted of 12 Member States, which were elected by the Congress every four years, and led by a President and two Vice-Presidents, which were also elected by the Congress.
There were also two auxiliary commissions subordinated to the Executive Council:
The Latin Union was directed by a Secretary-General appointed every four years by the Congress. The Secretary was in charge of the execution of the programmes and implemented the decisions made by the Congress and the Executive Council in the matter of budget and general direction. Jose Luis Dicenta Ballester was at one time Secretary-General of the Union.
Subordinated to the Secretary-General, there were 4 directors:
Director of Administration and Finance
Director of Culture and Communication
Director of Promotion and Education of the Languages
Director of Terminology and Industry of the Language
The finance of the Union was mainly supported by obligatory contributions from the Member States. For some activities, the Union may have collaborated with other public or private institutions.
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