The work of the Basque Cultural Institute, "threatened"
Euskal Kultur Erakundea, which has been supporting the development and extension of Basque culture in the French Basque Country since 1990, has denounced a significant reduction in the subsidy it receives from the French State, which will be 15% lower, compared to last year, by EUR 30 000.
This has caused "unrest" within the organization, a decision that could "jeopardize" its work. They have reported in a statement that if the announcement is met, some jobs and support for 200 cultural associations will be threatened.
The decision has been communicated to them by email and "suddenly" in July, when the 2025 projects and funding are already under way, and could call into question the four-year roadmap.
It is to be seen what the other greedy institutions (the New Activania region, the Atlantic Pyrenees region, the Basque College of Urban Centres and the Basque Government, among others) are responding to, but they accuse the State of failing to measure the magnitude of the challenge of saving the Basque Euskera and Basque culture, and that the reduction will affect the "whole" ecosystem of Basque culture in the year: social ties, cultural rights and the dynamics of popular creation.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association will be on 13 September.
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