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Euskalgintza Kontseilua denounces that the attack on the Euskera has leapt into education

In protest at what has happened with the Euskera test at the USaP test and the decisions that have followed, Kontseilua has convened rallies on the three ACV campuses next Friday under themotto Justicia para la euskera, euskera para todos .

PAMPLONA, 13/06/2026.- Tres columnas de personas, convocadas por Euskalgintzaren Kontseilua, han partido este sábado de diferentes lugares de Pamplona para reivindicar el derecho a vivir en euskera, que según han dicho se encuentra "en situación de emergencia", y mostrar su determinación de "impulsar un nuevo renacimiento" de esta lengua. EFE/ Jesús Diges
March of the Council of the Basque Country on 13 June in Pamplona. Photo: EFE

"So far, in the administrative sphere, and especially in access topublic employment, the onslaughthas been highlighted. Now, it has jumped into education. "This step seems to the Council of the Basque Countryto be "particularly serious" and believes that "the damage is not repaired by adding places. "If so, the same logic should be used with students who have had poor results in mathematics or Spanish and are not satisfied with them."

This body believes that the poor performance of some students in the Basque Language and Literature II test of the University Entrance Test (USaP) has been used by many to attack the Basque language. "The evolution of this case in recent days has shown that we are facing a new outbreak of political, media and judicial aggression.

He has also said that the consequences of this "outbreak of aggression" on thousands of students will be "very serious": "Students who renounce the Basque language will be rewarded and privileged in their access to university, while those who have given the Basque language the same importance as other subjects will be despised alongside others." 

According to the letter, what has happened "has revealed" the extent to which itis a "secondary and subordinate language." "Because not reaching the minimum set out in the curriculum as far as the Basque language is concerned, ignoring the principles laid down by the education system itself, is not going to be an impediment to anything.

The Council has said that the current language model system must be abandoned and overcome, and that the Basque language learning model must be 'generalised', 

Rallies on campus

In view of all this, the Basque Council has convened three rallies on the campuses of the capitals of the ACV for this Thursday, July 2, at 12:00 p.m. at the Bilbao School of Engineering, the Karlos Santamaria Center of San Sebastián and in front of the Faculty of Letters of Vitoria-Gasteiz, underthemotto Justicia para la euskera, Euskera para todos  .

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