Catalan daily La Vanguardia reported, citing foreign ministry officials, that José Manuel Álvarez had written a letter to the head of Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, calling on Poland to take up the issue with Poland. The Presidency of the Council of the European Union begins on January 1st.
Spain's foreign minister also called on Antonio Tajani, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Deputy Prime Minister of Italy, and Roberta Mezzola, President of the European Parliament, to recognize Catalan, Basque and Galician as official languages. EU.
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The idea of changing the language was presented during the Spanish presidential administration in late 2023. These languages are recognized by the Spanish Constitution and are the languages used by the Madrid government.
The Spanish government's efforts stem from a promise made to Carles Puigdemont's separatist party Together for Catalonia (Yunts) in exchange for support for Pedro Sánchez to form a government in November 2023.
Mr. Alvarez's latest actions coincided with Mr. Juntz criticizing Mr. Sánchez and calling on the prime minister to submit him to a vote of confidence.
EU countries fear precedent
According to various estimates, Catalan, Basque and Galician are spoken by a total of approximately 15 million people, mainly in Spain.
Currently, the EU has 24 official languages, which are also working languages. Changes to regulations require the consent of all member states, but some countries oppose the idea, including: Due to cost and precedent in other Community countries.
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