The Taal Aktie Komitee (
Dutch
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* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
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People E ...
; ''Language Action Committee''), known by its acronym TAK, is a
Flemish nationalist organisation in
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
, founded in 1972. It claims to strive for the "preservation of the Flemish nature of the Flemish villages at the language border and in the
Brussels Periphery
The Brussels Periphery (, i.e. the "Brussels Rim", or ''Vlaamse Rand'', i.e. the "Flemish Rim", or just ''De Rand'', "the Rim"; ) refers to 19 Flemish municipalities that encircle the Brussels-Capital Region. The Brussels Region is an enclave of ...
". It also claims to wish to prevent the further
frenchification of Brussels
The Francization of Brussels refers to the evolution, over the past two centuries, of this historically Dutch-speaking city into one where French has become the majority language and lingua franca. The main cause of this transition was the r ...
and its periphery, and advocates the
partition of Belgium
The partition of Belgium is a hypothetical situation, which has been discussed by both Belgian and international media, envisioning a split of Belgium along linguistic divisions, with the Flemish Community (Flanders) and the French-speaking Commu ...
along language lines.
TAK has taken part in protests and conflicts such as those in
Voeren
Voeren (; ) is a Flanders, Flemish Dutch language, Dutch-speaking Municipalities of Belgium, municipality with Municipalities with language facilities, facilities for the Walloons, French-speaking minority, located in the Belgium, Belgian provi ...
and
Sint-Genesius-Rode
Sint-Genesius-Rode (; french: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, ) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, in the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode only, and lies between Brus ...
, and occasionally interrupts municipal council meetings in municipalities, for example where it believes that the mayor has breached language laws.
Outside Belgium, the group also cooperated in 2002 with the Dutch ''Stichting Taalverdediging'', protesting against monolingual English signage at the
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( nl, Luchthaven Schiphol, ), is the main international airport of the Netherlands. It is located southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province ...
, and in favour of the reintroduction of Dutch-language signage at the airport.
See also
*
Flemish Movement
The Flemish Movement ( nl, Vlaamse Beweging) is an umbrella term which encompasses various political groups in the Belgian region of Flanders and, less commonly, in French Flanders. Ideologically, it encompasses groups which have sought to promo ...
External links
www.taalaktiekomitee.org
Flemish Movement
1972 establishments in Belgium
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