Basque parties and agents call for the protection of the Basque language

December 3 is International Euskera Day and many political parties, unions and agents of the vast Basque Country have claimed the Euskera, each from its own point of view, in one way or another.

The Vice-President of the Basque Governmentand Councillor for Culture and Linguistic Policy, Ibone Bengoetxea, has set himself the objective of ensuring that the Basque Country has a "positive emotional status" and has called for its transfer to places where the Basque Country has not yet arrived and "where there is life, hairdressers, shops, squares, football matches...".

Bengoetxea has stated that if the Euskera has survived it has been 'thanks to the efforts of many people, associations and organisations' and has called on the political parties to try to reach agreements on the Basque language, convinced that it will be recognised as an official language in the European Union.

The PNVEBB has claimed the "qualitative leap" of the Basque language in the context of globalization and the development of Artificial Intelligence. It has ensured that it is the language of the Basques "above national sentiments" and regretted that there are those who use it "as an excuse for aggression". It has also claimed that it is "a language with a future" and has called for its revitalization every day.

Ina joint note issued by EH Bildu and EH Bai,  proclaims that "the 3rd of the day must serve us to claim a new status for the Euskera, because our national language must occupy the functional place that belongs to it." And in line with the need for the leap of the Basque Country, they stress that jumping "is not to walk, to stand still, or to continue circling around the roundabout.

PSE-EESecretary General Eneko Andueza has shared on social media the message of Euskera Day, stressing that "the greatest strength of the Euskera in recent years, which has made unparalleled growth possible, has been the attachment among citizens, even among those who do not speak." He has advocated and reiterated that "this December 3, and the rest of the year, the Basque Socialists will defend the Euskera."

The People's Partyof the Basque Country, through a video broadcast on social networks, has called for the preservation of the Basque Country  . The people have claimed the Basque Country as the heritage of all Basques. "The Basque Country belongs to all, let us look after it, without impositions," says the message.

On Euskera Day , LABhas called for "independent" language policies that take the Basque Country out of the crisis and ensure that it works and lives in Basque. It has argued that "it is time to move from the emergency to the period in which we can work and live in Basque with absolute normality".

The ELA union has also called for participation in the mobilizations on the occasion of Euskera Day, since, according to the union, the right of Euskaldunes to live in Basque is not guaranteed in most areas of their lives, especially in the world of work. "The judicial, political and media offensive against the Basque Country has joined the political downturn of the nationalist parties and, for all that has been said, the only way to promote the structural oppression."