‘Languages’ movement from Spain: Approval of Basque, Catalan and Galician

With the decision adopted at the initiative of the left-wing political parties of Spain and the separatist parties of Catalonia, Basque and Galicia, in addition to Spanish, the official language of the country, will include Basque, Catalan and Galician among the common official languages. . be used in parliament.

With the decision taken by the Parliamentary Council, it was reported that the common languages ​​Basque, Catalan and Galician will begin to be used by the deputies in the session of the parliamentary general assembly to be held on September 19. The necessary regulations for the permanent use of these languages ​​in all areas of parliament will be approved by vote in parliament next week.

Discussions about speaking common languages ​​under the roof of parliament in Spain began with negotiations to form a government following early general elections held on July 23.

The votes of the Basque and Catalan separatist parties, which stipulated that the speaking of common languages ​​in Parliament must be guaranteed, were decisive in the election of Francina Armengol, candidate of the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE), which emerged as the second most important party in the elections, as president of parliament.

The use of common languages ​​in parliament has the support of the left-wing parties PSOE and Sumar, as well as EH Bildu and the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in the Basque Country, Esquerra Republicana de Catalunya (ERC) and La Unión. for Catalonia (Junts) in Catalonia, and the Galician Nationalist Bloc (BNG) in Galicia. ) support it, while the right-wing Popular Party (PP) and the far-right Vox oppose it. (AA)