Based on France's constitution, a court in the Corsican city of Bastia ruled on Thursday that French was the only language allowed in the exercise of public office. Corsican, which is close to ...

A court in Corsica has prompted outrage by banning the use of the Corsican language in the island’s local parliament, reports The Guardian. The court in the city of Bastia cited France’s constitution ...

Ajaccio (France) (AFP) – A French court has banned the use of the Corsican language in the French Mediterranean island's local assembly, according to court documents seen Tuesday by AFP, delivering a ...

Corsican pro-autonomy politicians were up in arms on Friday after a court banned the use of the Corsican language in the island's local parliament. Based on France's constitution, a court in the ...

France's Emmanuel Macron has said he will not recognise Corsican as an official language on his first visit to the French Mediterranean island. The president also rejected another demand by Corsican ...

AJACCIO, France (Reuters) - A group of ten-year-old schoolchildren on the Mediterranean island of Corsica proudly raised their hands in class one morning this week to say they felt Corsican, not ...

President Macron will begin his visit on Wednesday with a "republican dinner" with local elected officials in the island's capital Ajaccio, before a much-anticipated speech to the Corsican Assembly on ...

President of the Corsican Executive council Gilles Simeoni, center, takes part in a demonstration ahead of a visit to the Mediterranean island next week by French President Emmanuel Macron, in Ajaccio ...

An illustration picture taken on February 29, 2024 shows the Corsican Regional Assembly Hemicycle at the Corsican Collectivity in Ajaccio, on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica. (Photo by ...