SANCHEZ’S POLYGLOT PROMISE: BRINGING SPAIN’S OTHER LANGUAGES TO BRUSSELS
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18.08.2023


Politico (August 18, 2023)

BY AITOR HERNÁNDEZ-MORALES

 

In a bid to woo separatists, Madrid wants the EU to recognize Basque, Catalan and Galician as official languages.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez became an unlikely champion of multilingualism on Thursday by requesting Basque, Catalan and Galician be recognized as official languages of the EU.

The proposal, which was outlined in a letter sent by Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares to the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union and the body’s secretary-general, Thérèse Blanchet, argued “Spanish languages ​​other than Castilian that enjoy official status in Spain” should be added to the EU’s 24 official languages.

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